Progression to secondary school in Mauritius
Mauritius: Progression to secondary school was 99.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Mauritius, 1983–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school in Mauritius stood at 99.4%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Mauritius peaked at 99.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 1987.
That places Mauritius 39th out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 65.8% | — |
| 1984 | 66.2% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 64.2% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 67.2% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 63.1% | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 71.0% | +12.6% |
| 1989 | 66.7% | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 74.8% | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 67.3% | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 72.0% | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 69.9% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 74.0% | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 77.6% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 77.6% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 79.0% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 81.3% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 78.0% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 80.8% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 80.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 81.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 80.7% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 82.1% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 83.5% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 86.3% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 85.5% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 84.7% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 85.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 87.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 78.1% | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 90.2% | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +13.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 99.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.0%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 99.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.8%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.3% | 63.1% | 71.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 75.2% | 67.3% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.2% | 80.7% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 78.1% | 99.4% | 8 |
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 progression to secondary school in Mauritius?
- Progression to secondary school in Mauritius was 99.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 1987.
- How does Mauritius rank for progression to secondary school?
- Mauritius ranks 39th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).