Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) was 88.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Mauritius, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 88.4% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Mauritius peaked at 97.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 70.2%, in 1982.
Mauritius ranks 104th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 70.2% | — |
| 1998 | 80.5% | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 83.8% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 87.1% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 91.8% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 89.7% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 94.6% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 91.3% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 91.6% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 91.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 90.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 92.2% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 89.6% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 89.2% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 88.4% | -0.9% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 88.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.1%, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 88.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 71.3%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.2% | 70.2% | 70.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 82.2% | 80.5% | 83.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 87.1% | 94.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 89.0% | 97.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 88.4% | 92.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.66 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.21 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Mauritius?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Mauritius was 88.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.2% in 1982.
- How does Mauritius rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Mauritius ranks 104th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release