Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 71.2% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mauritius, 1972β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 71.2% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mauritius peaked at 71.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1972.
Mauritius ranks 68th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 29.6% | 29.6% | 29.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 40.2% | 40.2% | 40.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 44.9% | 55.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 56.5% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 71.2% | 71.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 65 North Macedonia 75.6% compare
- 66 Macau, China 75.5% compare
- 67 Jamaica 74.3% compare
- 69 Kenya 70.8% compare
- 70 Zimbabwe 70.8% compare
- 71 Trinidad and Tobago 70.7% compare
More education data for Mauritius
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mauritius?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mauritius was 71.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 71.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1972.
- How does Mauritius rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Mauritius ranks 68th out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release