Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 6.1% 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 6.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Mauritius peaked at 23.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2024.
Mauritius ranks 22nd 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 | 12.6% | — |
| 1999 | 12.3% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | +41.5% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | -25.3% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -23.1% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -35.6% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.4% | 12.3% | 12.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 12.4% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 13.0% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.1% | 8.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 84,530 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.02 % 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 6.1% 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 23.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Mauritius ranks 22nd 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 74.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release