Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 25.2% in 2021. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Mauritius, 1972β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Mauritius stood at 25.2%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.9% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Mauritius peaked at 25.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1972.
Mauritius ranks 57th of 108 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 | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 9.7% | 10.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 12.0% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 21.0% | 25.2% | 2 |
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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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Mauritius?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Mauritius was 25.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1972.
- How does Mauritius rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Mauritius ranks 57th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.3%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary 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