Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) (Gross female) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) (Gross female) was 114.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Mauritius, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Mauritius is 114.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Mauritius peaked at 114.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 87.0%, in 1998.
Mauritius ranks 18th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) (Gross female) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 87.0% | — |
| 1999 | 87.6% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 88.5% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 91.1% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 94.6% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 98.1% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 97.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 102.1% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 103.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 103.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 102.6% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 100.7% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 100.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 101.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 106.5% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 112.2% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 109.4% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 112.2% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 112.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 112.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 114.3% | +1.7% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 114.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.0%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 114.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.4%, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.3% | 87.0% | 87.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 88.5% | 103.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.2% | 100.4% | 114.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 15 Portugal 115.7% compare
- 16 Thailand 114.7% compare
- 17 Luxembourg 114.5% compare
- 19 Croatia 113.1% compare
- 20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 112.7% compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 112.5% compare
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 gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Mauritius?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Mauritius was 114.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 114.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.0% in 1998.
- How does Mauritius rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Mauritius ranks 18th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.