Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 99.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Mauritius, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Mauritius stood at 99.3%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Mauritius peaked at 102.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 62.4%, in 1971.
That places Mauritius 87th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 62.4% | — |
| 1972 | 64.2% | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 65.1% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 65.7% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 65.9% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 66.0% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 69.3% | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 70.0% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 68.6% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 68.5% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 69.9% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 69.3% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 71.6% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 73.5% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 75.2% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 76.4% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 78.0% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 79.2% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 85.1% | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 88.2% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 89.2% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 89.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 90.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 92.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 92.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 94.6% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 95.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 102.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 101.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 101.3% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.4% | 62.4% | 70.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 72.3% | 68.5% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.4% | 79.2% | 89.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 93.3% | 89.4% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 96.5% | 102.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 84 Albania 99.7% compare
- 85 Bahrain 99.5% compare
- 86 South Africa 99.5% compare
- 88 Cyprus 99.2% compare
- 89 Republic of Korea 98.8% compare
- 90 Uzbekistan 98.8% compare
More education data for Mauritius
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 100,395 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -6.5 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,144 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 8.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50,979 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -5.38 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 49,416 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -7.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,495 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 15.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Mauritius?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Mauritius was 99.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 102.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.4% in 1971.
- How does Mauritius rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Mauritius ranks 87th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and 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.