Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 51.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mauritius, 1990–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 51.1% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mauritius peaked at 51.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2000.
Mauritius ranks 81st of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.8% | — |
| 2000 | 20.4% | -20.9% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | +97.8% |
| 2008 | 39.5% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 43.6% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 45.3% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 48.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 48.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 49.8% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 51.1% | +2.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 51.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.3%, 100% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 51.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.3%, 3.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both 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 | +97.8% | 20.4% | 40.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.8% | 25.8% | 25.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 20.4% | 40.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 42.0% | 49.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 51.1% | 51.1% | 51.1% | 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 51.1% 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 51.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Mauritius ranks 81st out of 142 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 15.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release