Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritius
Mauritius: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritius, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 87.0% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritius peaked at 99.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 69.9%, in 1982.
That places Mauritius 122nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 69.9% | — |
| 1998 | 78.4% | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 81.4% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 84.5% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 91.9% | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 87.5% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 92.4% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 91.1% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 91.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 96.3% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 90.8% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 89.9% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 89.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 90.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 86.8% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.9% | 69.9% | 69.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 79.9% | 78.4% | 81.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 89.1% | 84.5% | 92.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 85.0% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 86.8% | 90.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 119 Tuvalu 87.8% compare
- 120 Saint Lucia 87.5% compare
- 121 Zimbabwe 87.1% compare
- 123 Grenada 87.0% compare
- 124 Philippines 86.9% compare
- 125 East Timor 86.5% compare
More education data for Mauritius
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,126 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25,882 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 17,750 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritius?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritius was 87.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.9% in 1982.
- How does Mauritius rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Mauritius ranks 122nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release