Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 3.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mauritius, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mauritius is 3.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mauritius peaked at 15.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2024.
Mauritius ranks 24th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.5% | — |
| 1999 | 5.3% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | +22.8% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +21.3% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +42.6% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | -27.2% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -18.0% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -33.7% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | -31.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 5.3% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 8.6% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 3.9% | 5.7% | 2 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 49,416 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -7.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,495 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 15.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 43,632 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,126 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25,882 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mauritius?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mauritius was 3.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Mauritius ranks 24th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release