Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 8.6% 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 8.6%.
The figure is down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritius peaked at 21.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2015.
Mauritius ranks 126th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.5% | — |
| 1999 | 13.6% | +81.8% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 16.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 16.6% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -58.9% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | +35.4% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -56.0% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | +66.6% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -38.7% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +34.2% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | +103.4% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -30.2% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | -23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6% | 7.5% | 13.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 16.1% | 21.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 5.8% | 16.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 8.6% | 11.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 123 Cape Verde 9.0% compare
- 124 Côte d'Ivoire 8.8% compare
- 125 Canada 8.7% compare
- 127 South Africa 8.2% compare
- 128 Macau, China 6.9% compare
- 129 Pakistan 6.7% compare
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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritius?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritius was 8.6% 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 21.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2015.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Mauritius ranks 126th 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 34.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release