Lower secondary completion rate, male in Mauritius
Mauritius: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 80.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Mauritius, 1973–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2019, lower secondary completion rate, male in Mauritius stood at 80.7%.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Mauritius peaked at 84.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 1975.
Mauritius ranks 106th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 47.7% | — |
| 1974 | 46.0% | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 46.0% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 48.4% | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 46.9% | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 51.3% | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 63.8% | +24.3% |
| 1981 | 55.5% | -12.9% |
| 1982 | 54.5% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 54.8% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 47.8% | -12.8% |
| 1993 | 54.5% | +13.9% |
| 1994 | 58.5% | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 63.7% | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 63.4% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 63.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 69.1% | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 66.0% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 69.6% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 74.7% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 71.3% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 73.8% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 70.8% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 76.1% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 71.2% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 79.4% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 76.6% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 76.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 79.3% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 79.5% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 78.3% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 84.6% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 76.9% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 77.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 80.7% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.0% | 46.0% | 63.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 55.0% | 54.5% | 55.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 60.1% | 47.8% | 69.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 73.7% | 69.6% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 76.0% | 84.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 103 Iran 83.5% compare
- 104 Philippines 82.8% compare
- 105 Egypt 82.1% compare
- 107 Azerbaijan 80.3% compare
- 108 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 79.6% compare
- 109 Colombia 78.8% compare
More education data for Mauritius
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 17,750 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Mauritius?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Mauritius was 80.7% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 1975.
- How does Mauritius rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Mauritius ranks 106th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.