Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 0.9254 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mauritius, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.9254 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2022. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mauritius peaked at 0.9254 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3518 GPIA, in 2001.
That places Mauritius 89th out of 127 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 gender in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3962 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.3518 GPIA | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3822 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4372 GPIA | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4742 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4785 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.456 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4924 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5431 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5358 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6192 GPIA | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6434 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7586 GPIA | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7451 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.781 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7231 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8303 GPIA | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8071 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.809 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8822 GPIA | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8743 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9254 GPIA | +5.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.9254 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 GPIA, 83% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.9254 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5184 GPIA, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4457 GPIA | 0.3518 GPIA | 0.5431 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7253 GPIA | 0.5358 GPIA | 0.8303 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.894 GPIA | 0.8743 GPIA | 0.9254 GPIA | 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 0.9254 GPIA 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 0.9254 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3518 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Mauritius rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Mauritius ranks 89th out of 127 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 43.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release