Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 … tertiary 8 both sexes in Mauritius
Mauritius: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 … tertiary 8 both sexes was 508 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Mauritius, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Mauritius is 508, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.3% on the previous year and up 81.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Mauritius peaked at 508 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70, in 2009.
Mauritius ranks 112th of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 … tertiary 8 both sexes in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 140 | — |
| 2000 | 148 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 145 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 177 | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 126 | -28.8% |
| 2004 | 166 | +31.7% |
| 2005 | 225 | +35.5% |
| 2006 | 260 | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 268 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 386 | +44.0% |
| 2009 | 70 | -81.9% |
| 2010 | 100 | +42.9% |
| 2011 | 92 | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 78 | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 218 | +179.5% |
| 2014 | 280 | +28.4% |
| 2015 | 214 | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 261 | +22.0% |
| 2017 | 351 | +34.5% |
| 2018 | 374 | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 290 | -22.5% |
| 2020 | 319 | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 350 | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 348 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 387 | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 508 | +31.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 508 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,473, 9% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 508 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 986, 52% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 … tertiary 8 both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +179.5% | 78 | 218 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 140 | 140 | 140 | 1 |
| 2000s | 197.1 | 70 | 386 | 10 |
| 2010s | 225.8 | 78 | 374 | 10 |
| 2020s | 382.4 | 319 | 508 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Mauritius?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Mauritius was 508 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 508 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 in 2009.
- How does Mauritius rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- Mauritius ranks 112th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.4%. 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release