Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female was 62.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mauritius, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mauritius stood at 62.6%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mauritius peaked at 62.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1972.
That places Mauritius 80th out of 132 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 9.4% | — |
| 1983 | 19.4% | +105.8% |
| 1990 | 26.0% | +33.7% |
| 2000 | 33.5% | +28.9% |
| 2005 | 43.1% | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 49.8% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 49.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 50.8% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 52.6% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 55.6% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 56.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 60.4% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 62.6% | +3.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 62.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.3%, 94% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 62.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.0%, 3.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +105.8% | 9.4% | 19.4% |
| 1990 | +33.7% | 19.4% | 26.0% |
| 2000 | +28.9% | 26.0% | 33.5% |
| 2005 | +28.6% | 33.5% | 43.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.4% | 33.5% | 45.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 47.3% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 60.4% | 62.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.66 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.21 (2024)
- 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)
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 62.6% 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 62.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1972.
- How does Mauritius rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Mauritius ranks 80th 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 23.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release