Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.8179 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.8179 GPIA
World rank
106th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.8853 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.6345 GPIA
in 1990
Years of data
14
1990–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mauritius, 1990–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mauritius stood at 0.8179 GPIA.
The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mauritius peaked at 0.8853 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6345 GPIA, in 1990.
Mauritius ranks 106th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6345 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7186 GPIA | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8242 GPIA | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8381 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8193 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8365 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8029 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8506 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8582 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8748 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8343 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8713 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8853 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8179 GPIA | -7.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.8179 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9847 GPIA, 83% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.8179 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5973 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6345 GPIA | 0.6345 GPIA | 0.6345 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7936 GPIA | 0.7186 GPIA | 0.8381 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8481 GPIA | 0.8029 GPIA | 0.8853 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8179 GPIA | 0.8179 GPIA | 0.8179 GPIA | 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 0.8179 GPIA 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 0.8853 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6345 GPIA in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Mauritius ranks 106th out of 137 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 1.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release