Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mauritius

Mauritius: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 17.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
17.1%
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
75th
of 143 countries
All-time high
34.3%
in 1998
All-time low
10.2%
in 2015
Years of data
11
1998–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mauritius, 1998–2019

1015202530351998200820191998: 34.3 %1999: 33.6 %2000: 34 %2001: 32.4 %2002: 27.4 %2004: 21.5 %2015: 10.2 %2016: 12.7 %2017: 14.7 %2018: 16.2 %2019: 17.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mauritius stood at 17.1%.

That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mauritius peaked at 34.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2015.

That places Mauritius 75th out of 143 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in Mauritius, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 34.3%
1999 33.6% -2.0%
2000 34.0% +1.1%
2001 32.4% -4.6%
2002 27.4% -15.5%
2004 21.5% -21.5%
2015 10.2% -52.6%
2016 12.7% +24.4%
2017 14.7% +15.8%
2018 16.2% +10.6%
2019 17.1% +5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.9% 33.6% 34.3% 2
2000s 28.8% 21.5% 34.0% 4
2010s 14.2% 10.2% 17.1% 5

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  6. 78 Oman 16.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mauritius?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mauritius was 17.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2015.
How does Mauritius rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Mauritius ranks 75th out of 143 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.