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

Mauritius: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 24.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
24.7%
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
61st
of 142 countries
All-time high
35.5%
in 1998
All-time low
16.1%
in 2015
Years of data
11
1998–2019

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

0102030401998200820191998: 35.5 %1999: 31.8 %2000: 28.5 %2001: 28.2 %2002: 24 %2004: 18.1 %2015: 16.1 %2016: 18.6 %2017: 21.8 %2018: 23.5 %2019: 24.7 %

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, male in Mauritius stood at 24.7%.

The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mauritius peaked at 35.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2015.

Mauritius ranks 61st of 142 countries on this measure, 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, male in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Mauritius, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 35.5%
1999 31.8% -10.6%
2000 28.5% -10.3%
2001 28.2% -1.1%
2002 24.0% -14.9%
2004 18.1% -24.3%
2015 16.1% -11.0%
2016 18.6% +15.4%
2017 21.8% +17.0%
2018 23.5% +7.9%
2019 24.7% +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.6% 31.8% 35.5% 2
2000s 24.7% 18.1% 28.5% 4
2010s 21.0% 16.1% 24.7% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mauritius?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mauritius was 24.7% 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, male recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2015.
How does Mauritius rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Mauritius ranks 61st out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.