Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 46.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Mauritius, 1990–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 46.2% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2022.
The figure is up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Mauritius peaked at 46.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2000.
Mauritius ranks 87th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.1% | — |
| 2000 | 17.1% | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 30.8% | +79.9% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 39.8% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 41.8% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 43.6% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 45.2% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 44.4% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 45.8% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 46.2% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.1% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 17.1% | 36.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 38.0% | 46.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 46.2% | 46.2% | 1 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,144 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Mauritius?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Mauritius was 46.2% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Mauritius ranks 87th out of 141 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.