Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Mauritius
Mauritius: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 81.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Mauritius, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 81.2% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Mauritius peaked at 82.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 1998.
Mauritius ranks 86th of 179 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, upper secondary, both sexes in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 61.3% | — |
| 1999 | 64.7% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 71.6% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 76.6% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 81.3% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 74.8% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 75.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 78.3% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 74.6% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 81.3% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 75.4% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 77.3% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 79.4% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 81.2% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.0% | 61.3% | 64.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.1% | 67.0% | 81.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 74.6% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 75.4% | 81.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 83 Vanuatu 81.8% compare
- 84 Sao Tome and Principe 81.5% compare
- 85 Thailand 81.2% compare
- 87 Morocco 81.1% compare
- 88 Saint Kitts and Nevis 81.1% compare
- 89 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 80.6% compare
More education data for Mauritius
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,144 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Mauritius?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Mauritius was 81.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 1998.
- How does Mauritius rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Mauritius ranks 86th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release