Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) was 84.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Mauritius, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 84.4% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Mauritius peaked at 85.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 1998.
That places Mauritius 84th 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 20 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 63.1% | — |
| 1999 | 64.9% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 65.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 69.4% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 74.9% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 79.5% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 82.4% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 79.4% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 85.9% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 83.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 80.3% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 79.1% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 80.1% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 83.4% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 84.4% | +1.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 84.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 82.9%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 84.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.3%, 1.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.0% | 63.1% | 64.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.3% | 65.4% | 79.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 79.0% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 79.1% | 84.4% | 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, upper secondary, female in Mauritius?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Mauritius was 84.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 1998.
- How does Mauritius rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Mauritius ranks 84th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release