Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 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 90th 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 | 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
- 87 Indonesia 0.8933 GPIA compare
- 88 Viet Nam 0.8841 GPIA compare
- 89 El Salvador 0.8803 GPIA compare
- 91 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.8734 GPIA compare
- 92 Kenya 0.8728 GPIA compare
- 93 Bangladesh 0.8706 GPIA 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 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 90th 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 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