Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male was 60.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mauritius, 1990–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mauritius is 60.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mauritius peaked at 60.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2000.
That places Mauritius 66th out of 140 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.7% | — |
| 2000 | 23.8% | -24.8% |
| 2007 | 44.3% | +86.1% |
| 2008 | 43.1% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 46.3% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 47.6% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 49.1% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 50.8% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 56.4% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | +7.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 60.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.0%, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 60.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.5%, 3.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +86.1% | 23.8% | 44.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.7% | 31.7% | 31.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 23.8% | 44.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 46.3% | 53.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 56.4% | 60.5% | 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 upper secondary education or in Mauritius?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mauritius was 60.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Mauritius ranks 66th out of 140 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. 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 upper secondary 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