Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mauritius
Mauritius: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 14.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mauritius, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mauritius is 14.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.7% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mauritius peaked at 30.4% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2013.
Mauritius ranks 60th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 30.4% | — |
| 1998 | 23.6% | -22.3% |
| 1999 | 20.8% | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -55.6% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +83.4% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | -33.8% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -42.5% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | +290.9% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -46.7% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | +52.8% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -37.9% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | +44.7% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 14.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 14.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.0%, 45% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +290.9% | 4.8% | 18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 20.8% | 23.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 8.0% | 17.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 4.8% | 18.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 9.9% | 15.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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, male in Mauritius?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mauritius was 14.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 1982.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2013.
- How does Mauritius rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Mauritius ranks 60th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release