Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 111.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Mauritius, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Mauritius is 111.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Mauritius peaked at 111.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.7%, in 1998.
Mauritius ranks 19th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 97.7% | — |
| 1999 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 99.5% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 100.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 100.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 100.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 100.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 101.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 100.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 100.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 100.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 100.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 102.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 100.7% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 101.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 100.2% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 100.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 100.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 102.9% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 111.7% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.8% | 97.7% | 98.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 100.2% | 97.8% | 101.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.5% | 99.7% | 102.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.7% | 99.5% | 111.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 16 Netherlands 112.3% compare
- 17 Bhutan 111.9% compare
- 18 Portugal 111.8% compare
- 20 Cook Islands 111.2% compare
- 21 Algeria 110.5% compare
- 22 Antigua and Barbuda 110.3% compare
More education data for Mauritius
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 84,530 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0679 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 41,493 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Mauritius?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Mauritius was 111.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 111.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.7% in 1998.
- How does Mauritius rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Mauritius ranks 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release