Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mauritius
Mauritius: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 27.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mauritius, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 27.0% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mauritius peaked at 50.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2015.
Mauritius ranks 78th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.8% | — |
| 2001 | 47.8% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 41.7% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 26.9% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 25.1% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 27.2% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 27.0% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.4% | 28.3% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 21.2% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 24.5% | 27.2% | 6 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mauritius?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mauritius was 27.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2015.
- How does Mauritius rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Mauritius ranks 78th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release