Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male was 13.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mauritius, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mauritius is 13.0%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mauritius peaked at 16.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2000.
Mauritius ranks 93rd of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +29.0% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +25.6% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | +91.7% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -19.3% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -4.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 13.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.6%, 74% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 13.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.3%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +91.7% | 6.6% | 12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.8% | 6.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 6.6% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 13.0% | 16.7% | 3 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Mauritius?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mauritius was 13.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Mauritius ranks 93rd out of 129 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 short-cycle 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