Primary completion rate, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Primary completion rate, female was 83.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, female in Mauritius, 1983–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, female in Mauritius stood at 83.2%.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Mauritius peaked at 133.3% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 1989.
That places Mauritius 140th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 102.6% | — |
| 1984 | 96.1% | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 104.2% | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 133.3% | +27.9% |
| 1987 | 98.7% | -26.0% |
| 1988 | 97.1% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 63.2% | -35.0% |
| 1990 | 102.6% | +62.4% |
| 1991 | 103.9% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 103.6% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 99.2% | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 97.5% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 95.7% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 94.2% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 92.4% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 97.8% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 100.2% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 100.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 102.4% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 98.7% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 99.9% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 96.1% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 93.2% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 98.3% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 94.5% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 94.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 100.7% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 92.2% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 97.4% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 92.1% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 89.9% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 83.2% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.3% | 63.2% | 133.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 98.7% | 92.4% | 103.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.5% | 93.2% | 102.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 92.2% | 100.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 83.2% | 94.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 137 Jamaica 84.3% compare
- 138 El Salvador 84.2% compare
- 139 Tanzania, United Republic of 84.0% compare
- 141 Uzbekistan 83.1% compare
- 142 Nicaragua 82.9% compare
- 143 Micronesia, Federated States of 82.6% compare
More education data for Mauritius
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,144 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107.35 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Mauritius?
- Primary completion rate, female in Mauritius was 83.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 133.3% in 1986.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.2% in 1989.
- How does Mauritius rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Mauritius ranks 140th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.