Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Mauritius
Mauritius: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 84.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Mauritius, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Mauritius stood at 84.4%.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Mauritius peaked at 90.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 1998.
That places Mauritius 87th out of 182 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 61.4% | — |
| 1999 | 66.0% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 68.0% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 69.3% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 71.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 74.4% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 76.7% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 80.5% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 76.7% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 77.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 79.8% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 84.3% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 86.6% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 87.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 82.4% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 84.4% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.7% | 61.4% | 66.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.2% | 68.0% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 82.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 43,632 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,126 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25,882 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Mauritius?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Mauritius was 84.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 1998.
- How does Mauritius rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Mauritius ranks 87th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.