School enrollment, secondary in Mauritius
Mauritius: School enrollment, secondary was 84.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Mauritius, 1981–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 84.3% for school enrollment, secondary in 2018.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Mauritius peaked at 85.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 1982.
Mauritius ranks 70th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 42.2% | — |
| 1982 | 41.4% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 64.4% | +55.7% |
| 1999 | 66.4% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 68.2% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 70.4% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 73.5% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 79.4% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | -0.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 84.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.4%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 84.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.8%, 2.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.8% | 41.4% | 42.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 65.4% | 64.4% | 66.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.9% | 68.2% | 79.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 84.3% | 85.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 67 Ecuador 84.7% compare
- 68 Fiji 84.5% compare
- 69 Kyrgyzstan 84.4% compare
- 71 Cuba 84.2% compare
- 72 Luxembourg 83.6% compare
- 73 Tajikistan 83.2% compare
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 school enrollment, secondary in Mauritius?
- School enrollment, secondary in Mauritius was 84.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 1982.
- How does Mauritius rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Mauritius ranks 70th out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.