Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.8794 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mauritius, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mauritius is 0.8794 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mauritius peaked at 0.8952 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5562 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Mauritius 91st 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 gender in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.5562 GPIA | — |
| 1983 | 0.6571 GPIA | +18.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6464 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7458 GPIA | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8003 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8015 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8179 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8476 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8368 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8448 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8326 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8594 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.864 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8773 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8614 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8873 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8952 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.883 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8454 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8794 GPIA | +4.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.8794 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9818 GPIA, 90% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.8794 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5856 GPIA, 1.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5562 GPIA | 0.5562 GPIA | 0.5562 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.6571 GPIA | 0.6571 GPIA | 0.6571 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6464 GPIA | 0.6464 GPIA | 0.6464 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8026 GPIA | 0.7458 GPIA | 0.8476 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8642 GPIA | 0.8326 GPIA | 0.8952 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8624 GPIA | 0.8454 GPIA | 0.8794 GPIA | 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 0.8794 GPIA 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 0.8952 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5562 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Mauritius rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Mauritius ranks 91st 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 2.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release