Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 94.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
94.4%
World rank
99th
of 219 countries
All-time high
99.7%
in 1981
All-time low
85.2%
in 2005
Years of data
47
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritius, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 94.4% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritius peaked at 99.7% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 85.2%, in 2005.
Mauritius ranks 99th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 97.4% | — |
| 1972 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 98.2% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 99.2% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 99.7% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 99.2% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 97.2% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 96.3% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 93.0% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 91.5% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 90.5% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 90.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 89.2% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 87.8% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 86.5% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 85.2% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 88.9% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 90.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 90.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 90.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 90.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 88.2% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 85.9% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 88.6% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 88.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 88.9% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 92.5% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 94.4% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.9% | 97.4% | 99.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 99.1% | 98.6% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.6% | 91.5% | 98.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 85.2% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 85.9% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 92.5% | 94.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 96 Bahrain 94.7% compare
- 97 Russian Federation 94.7% compare
- 98 Sao Tome and Principe 94.4% compare
- 100 Equatorial Guinea 94.2% compare
- 101 Malaysia 94.1% compare
- 102 Ukraine 94.0% compare
More education data for Mauritius
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 100,395 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -6.5 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,144 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 8.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50,979 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -5.38 % change on previous year (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritius?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritius was 94.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 1981.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.2% in 2005.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Mauritius ranks 99th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release