Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 13.0% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mauritius, 2000β2022
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.
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 |
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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 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