Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female was 46.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mauritius, 1990–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mauritius is 46.2%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mauritius peaked at 46.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2000.
That places Mauritius 87th out of 141 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.1% | — |
| 2000 | 17.1% | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 30.8% | +79.9% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 39.8% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 41.8% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 43.6% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 45.2% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 44.4% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 45.8% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 46.2% | -1.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 46.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.0%, 92% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 46.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.4%, 4.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +79.9% | 17.1% | 30.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.1% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 17.1% | 36.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 38.0% | 46.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 46.2% | 46.2% | 1 |
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 46.2% in 2022, 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 46.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Mauritius ranks 87th out of 141 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release