Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 5.0% 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
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mauritius stood at 5.0%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mauritius peaked at 19.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2024.
That places Mauritius 26th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 9.1% | — |
| 1999 | 8.9% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +42.3% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -25.9% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -35.0% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 8.9% | 9.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 9.1% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 10.9% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.0% | 7.1% | 2 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 17,750 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 5.0% 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 19.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Mauritius ranks 26th out of 88 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release