Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mauritius
Mauritius: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 8.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mauritius, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mauritius stood at 8.1%.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mauritius peaked at 17.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2012.
That places Mauritius 86th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.1% | — |
| 2001 | 14.0% | -18.1% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | -19.3% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | -15.0% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 8.1% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 5.6% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.4% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.3% | 8.8% | 6 |
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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 of lower secondary school age in Mauritius?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mauritius was 8.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2012.
- How does Mauritius rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mauritius ranks 86th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. 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 of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release