Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 87.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Mauritius, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 87.7% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Mauritius peaked at 92.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 62.3%, in 1998.
That places Mauritius 86th 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, female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 62.3% | — |
| 1999 | 64.8% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 66.0% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 67.4% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 70.1% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 72.6% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 74.5% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 78.1% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 78.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 79.7% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 82.4% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 84.8% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 90.4% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 90.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 92.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 91.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 90.6% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 89.9% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 87.8% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 87.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.6% | 62.3% | 64.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.9% | 66.0% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 84.8% | 92.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 83 Ukraine 89.0% compare
- 84 Brunei Darussalam 88.1% compare
- 85 Republic of Moldova 87.9% compare
- 87 Palestine, State of 87.4% compare
- 88 Saint Lucia 87.0% compare
- 89 Mexico 86.6% compare
More education data for Mauritius
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,144 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107.35 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Mauritius?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Mauritius was 87.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 1998.
- How does Mauritius rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Mauritius ranks 86th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.