Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 86.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Mauritius, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 86.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Mauritius peaked at 86.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 1971.
Mauritius ranks 72nd of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 49.7% | — |
| 1972 | 50.9% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 51.3% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 51.6% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 51.5% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 51.4% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 53.5% | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 53.4% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 51.8% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 51.4% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 52.4% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 52.3% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 52.8% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 51.3% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 52.6% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 53.5% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 54.3% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 54.8% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 55.7% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 56.6% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 65.6% | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 66.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 68.9% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 69.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 71.2% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 72.5% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 75.2% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 76.5% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 77.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 78.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 79.7% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 79.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 84.2% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 82.9% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 85.6% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 86.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.7% | 49.7% | 53.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 53.1% | 51.3% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.1% | 56.6% | 65.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 66.0% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 79.8% | 86.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 69 Mexico 88.4% compare
- 70 Seychelles 88.3% compare
- 71 Tunisia 87.5% compare
- 73 Cuba 85.4% compare
- 74 Montenegro 85.2% compare
- 75 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 85.2% 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 to tertiary, female in Mauritius?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Mauritius was 86.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 1971.
- How does Mauritius rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- Mauritius ranks 72nd out of 173 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. 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.