Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mauritius
Mauritius: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 14.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mauritius, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mauritius stood at 14.0%.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mauritius peaked at 29.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2013.
That places Mauritius 75th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 29.8% | — |
| 1999 | 27.3% | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 25.4% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 20.8% | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | -26.3% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -28.8% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | +49.9% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -29.4% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | -11.2% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | -2.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 14.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.8%, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 14.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.3%, 37% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.5% | 27.3% | 29.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 13.6% | 25.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 11.0% | 16.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.0% | 16.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 72 Sierra Leone 14.2% compare
- 73 Saint Kitts and Nevis 14.2% compare
- 74 Vanuatu 14.1% compare
- 76 Iran, Islamic Republic of 13.8% compare
- 77 Indonesia 13.7% compare
- 78 Tonga 13.5% compare
More education data for Mauritius
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,330 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,956 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,539 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 100,395 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 84,530 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mauritius?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mauritius was 14.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2013.
- How does Mauritius rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Mauritius ranks 75th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release