Adolescents out of school, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Adolescents out of school, female was 11.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Adolescents out of school, female in Mauritius, 1982–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 11.6% for adolescents out of school, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Mauritius peaked at 29.8% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2013.
That places Mauritius 59th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adolescents out of school, female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 29.8% | — |
| 1998 | 19.5% | -34.6% |
| 1999 | 16.2% | -16.6% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | -20.2% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | -36.8% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +25.3% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -47.7% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +63.2% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -66.1% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +319.0% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -24.3% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | +33.0% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | +7.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 11.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 11.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.7%, 40% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescents out of school, female in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +319.0% | 2.6% | 11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.8% | 29.8% | 29.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 16.2% | 19.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 5.4% | 12.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 2.6% | 11.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 7.8% | 11.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,330 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,956 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,539 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 100,395 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 84,530 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Mauritius?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Mauritius was 11.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 1982.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2013.
- How does Mauritius rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Mauritius ranks 59th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.