Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 6.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritius, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritius stood at 6.3%.
The figure is down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritius peaked at 14.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2015.
That places Mauritius 131st out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.0% | — |
| 1999 | 8.2% | +65.5% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -57.6% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +35.2% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -49.8% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +61.0% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -27.2% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +100.5% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -30.2% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | -20.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 6.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.8%, 25% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 6.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.8%, 64% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 5.0% | 8.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 9.8% | 14.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 4.5% | 11.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.3% | 7.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,330 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,956 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritius?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritius was 6.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2015.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Mauritius ranks 131st out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. 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 upper 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