Educational attainment rate … male post-secondary non-tertiary in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment rate … male post-secondary non-tertiary was 25.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Mauritius, 1972–2021
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.
Educational attainment rate … male post-secondary non-tertiary in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.0% | — |
| 1983 | 5.4% | +166.3% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | -45.6% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | +232.4% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +24.2% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +29.2% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | +19.9% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 25.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.7%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 25.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.4%, 2.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … male post-secondary non-tertiary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +232.4% | 2.9% | 9.7% |
| 1983 | +166.3% | 2.0% | 5.4% |
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 |
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 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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February 2026 Data Release