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

Mauritius: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 1,384 number in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
1,384 number
Change on year
down 14.8%
World rank
103rd
of 140 countries
All-time high
4,698 number
in 2006
All-time low
1,384 number
in 2017
Years of data
19
1999–2017

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

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1999200820171999: 3.5k number2000: 3.3k number2001: 4.2k number2002: 4.2k number2003: 4.5k number2004: 4.6k number2005: 4.4k number2006: 4.7k number2007: 4.5k number2008: 3.0k number2009: 3.6k number2010: 3.5k number2011: 3.5k number2012: 3.3k number2013: 3.8k number2014: 2.4k number2015: 1.6k number2016: 1.6k number2017: 1.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 1,384 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 69.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Mauritius peaked at 4,698 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,384 number, in 2017.

Mauritius ranks 103rd 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, male in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in Mauritius, 1999 to 2017.
Year number Change
1999 3,545 number
2000 3,297 number -7.0%
2001 4,238 number +28.5%
2002 4,162 number -1.8%
2003 4,527 number +8.8%
2004 4,563 number +0.8%
2005 4,428 number -3.0%
2006 4,698 number +6.1%
2007 4,483 number -4.6%
2008 2,962 number -33.9%
2009 3,589 number +21.2%
2010 3,512 number -2.1%
2011 3,475 number -1.1%
2012 3,339 number -3.9%
2013 3,843 number +15.1%
2014 2,400 number -37.5%
2015 1,587 number -33.9%
2016 1,625 number +2.4%
2017 1,384 number -14.8%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 1,384 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,612 number, 13% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 1,384 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,546 number, 30% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,545 number 3,545 number 3,545 number 1
2000s 4,095 number 2,962 number 4,698 number 10
2010s 2,646 number 1,384 number 3,843 number 8

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 100 Burkina Faso 1,766 number compare
  2. 101 Switzerland 1,577 number compare
  3. 102 Brunei 1,412 number compare
  4. 104 Georgia 1,301 number compare
  5. 105 Madagascar 1,228 number compare
  6. 106 Bahrain 1,200 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Mauritius?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Mauritius was 1,384 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 4,698 number in 2006.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 1,384 number in 2017.
How does Mauritius rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
Mauritius ranks 103rd out of 140 countries with data for 2017.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 69.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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