Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 92.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
92.7%
World rank
100th
of 217 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 1981
All-time low
80.0%
in 2005
Years of data
45
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 92.7% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
The figure is up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritius peaked at 99.6% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2005.
That places Mauritius 100th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 97.3% | — |
| 1972 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 97.2% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 98.1% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 99.2% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 98.8% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 98.3% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 95.7% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 89.9% | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 87.0% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 85.5% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 84.9% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 83.2% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 81.4% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 85.9% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 84.2% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 81.6% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 83.3% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 85.4% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 90.2% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 92.7% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.7% | 97.2% | 99.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 98.8% | 98.0% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.7% | 87.0% | 98.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 84.7% | 80.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 81.6% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 90.2% | 92.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0679 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 41,493 (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 92.7% 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 99.6% in 1981.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2005.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Mauritius ranks 100th out of 217 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 13.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release