Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Mauritius

Mauritius: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 2,167 number in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
2,167 number
Change on year
up 12.2%
World rank
96th
of 140 countries
All-time high
6,901 number
in 2001
All-time low
1,851 number
in 2015
Years of data
19
1999–2017

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Mauritius, 1999–2017

2.0k4.0k6.0k1999200820171999: 2.6k number2000: 2.6k number2001: 6.9k number2002: 5.1k number2003: 5.6k number2004: 5.6k number2005: 5.4k number2006: 4.8k number2007: 5.3k number2008: 3.6k number2009: 4.2k number2010: 4.6k number2011: 4.8k number2012: 4.7k number2013: 3.8k number2014: 2.0k number2015: 1.9k number2016: 1.9k number2017: 2.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Mauritius is 2,167 number, measured in 2017.

The figure is up 12.2% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Mauritius peaked at 6,901 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,851 number, in 2015.

Mauritius ranks 96th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Mauritius, 1999 to 2017.
Year number Change
1999 2,633 number
2000 2,570 number -2.4%
2001 6,901 number +168.5%
2002 5,108 number -26.0%
2003 5,551 number +8.7%
2004 5,571 number +0.4%
2005 5,429 number -2.5%
2006 4,766 number -12.2%
2007 5,301 number +11.2%
2008 3,583 number -32.4%
2009 4,232 number +18.1%
2010 4,627 number +9.3%
2011 4,789 number +3.5%
2012 4,713 number -1.6%
2013 3,818 number -19.0%
2014 2,026 number -46.9%
2015 1,851 number -8.6%
2016 1,931 number +4.3%
2017 2,167 number +12.2%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 2,167 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,215 number, 13% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 2,167 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,594 number, 39% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +168.5% 2,570 number 6,901 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,633 number 2,633 number 2,633 number 1
2000s 4,901 number 2,570 number 6,901 number 10
2010s 3,240 number 1,851 number 4,789 number 8

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 93 Switzerland 2,603 number compare
  2. 94 Paraguay 2,578 number compare
  3. 95 Rwanda 2,447 number compare
  4. 97 Slovakia 1,727 number compare
  5. 98 Bahrain 1,687 number compare
  6. 99 Cyprus 1,536 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Mauritius?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Mauritius was 2,167 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 6,901 number in 2001.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 1,851 number in 2015.
How does Mauritius rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Mauritius ranks 96th out of 140 countries with data for 2017.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).