Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mauritius
Mauritius: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 14.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mauritius, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mauritius stood at 14.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mauritius peaked at 28.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2015.
That places Mauritius 57th out of 142 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 28.8% | — |
| 1999 | 25.9% | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 23.1% | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 21.2% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | -29.4% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -24.6% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.3% | 25.9% | 28.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 14.0% | 23.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 10.5% | 14.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 54 Mexico 16.9% compare
- 55 Iran, Islamic Republic of 15.4% compare
- 56 Tajikistan 15.2% compare
- 58 Saint Lucia 14.4% compare
- 59 Romania 14.4% compare
- 60 Cuba 14.1% compare
More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0409 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mauritius?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mauritius was 14.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2015.
- How does Mauritius rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Mauritius ranks 57th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/