Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 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 79th out of 131 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.
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
- 76 Philippines 63.6% compare
- 77 Colombia 63.0% compare
- 78 North Macedonia 62.7% compare
- 80 Viet Nam 62.0% compare
- 81 Kenya 61.8% compare
- 82 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 61.3% 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107.35 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (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 79th out of 131 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