Statistics Room
The driving school industry
by the numbers.
After auditing 55 driving schools and instructors across Mauritius, a clear pattern emerges. The issue is not a shortage of schools — it is digital structure.
Last updated: July 2026
55
Schools audited
All regions of Mauritius
64%
Effectively invisible
Facebook-only or no presence
2
On a .mu domain
Out of 55 audited
42%
Facebook only
Running off a FB page
Digital presence breakdown
Own Website
7 schools · 13%
A real, dedicated website
Directory Only
13 schools · 24%
Listed online but no own site
Facebook Only
23 schools · 42%
Running their school off a FB page
No Web Presence
12 schools · 22%
Maps / word of mouth only
By region
2 of 8 have their own website (25%)
3 of 7 have their own website (43%)
1 of 4 have their own website (25%)
2 of 4 have their own website (50%)
1 of 4 have their own website (25%)
0 of 3 have their own website (0%)
2 of 5 have their own website (40%)
0 of 4 have their own website (0%)
1 of 16 have their own website (6%)
By licence category
38
Car schools
16% with own website
10
Motorcycle schools
20% with own website
5
Theory / prep
0% with own website
2
Heavy vehicle
0% with own website
What this means
The majority of driving schools in Mauritius are operating through Facebook pages or word of mouth alone. This is not a quality problem — many of these schools have excellent instructors and strong local reputations. It is a visibility problem. When a learner searches for a driving school online, they find only the small number of schools with a proper website. The rest are invisible to anyone who does not already know they exist.
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