Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritius

Mauritius: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 88.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
88.9%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
131st
of 205 countries
All-time high
99.7%
in 1981
All-time low
85.2%
in 2005
Years of data
45
1971–2019

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritius, 1971–2019

0204060801001971199520191971: 97.4 %1972: 97.5 %1973: 97.4 %1974: 97.5 %1975: 97.5 %1976: 97.5 %1977: 98.2 %1978: 98.5 %1979: 99.2 %1980: 99.7 %1981: 99.7 %1982: 99.6 %1983: 99.2 %1984: 98.9 %1985: 98.8 %1986: 98.6 %1987: 98.8 %1988: 98.7 %1989: 98.6 %1990: 98.6 %1992: 97.2 %1996: 97 %1997: 96.3 %1998: 93 %1999: 91.5 %2000: 90.5 %2001: 90.5 %2002: 89.2 %2003: 87.8 %2004: 86.5 %2005: 85.2 %2006: 88.9 %2007: 89.5 %2008: 90.1 %2009: 90.3 %2010: 90.6 %2011: 90.9 %2012: 91 %2013: 88.2 %2014: 85.9 %2015: 88.6 %2016: 86.9 %2017: 88.3 %2018: 90.4 %2019: 88.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritius stood at 88.9%.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritius peaked at 99.7% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 85.2%, in 2005.

That places Mauritius 131st out of 205 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Mauritius, 1971 to 2019.
Year % Change
1971 97.4% —
1972 97.5% +0.2%
1973 97.4% -0.2%
1974 97.5% +0.1%
1975 97.5% +0.0%
1976 97.5% +0.0%
1977 98.2% +0.7%
1978 98.5% +0.3%
1979 99.2% +0.7%
1980 99.7% +0.4%
1981 99.7% +0.1%
1982 99.6% -0.2%
1983 99.2% -0.4%
1984 98.9% -0.3%
1985 98.8% -0.1%
1986 98.6% -0.2%
1987 98.8% +0.2%
1988 98.7% -0.1%
1989 98.6% -0.1%
1990 98.6% -0.1%
1992 97.2% -1.4%
1996 97.0% -0.2%
1997 96.3% -0.7%
1998 93.0% -3.5%
1999 91.5% -1.6%
2000 90.5% -1.0%
2001 90.5% +0.0%
2002 89.2% -1.5%
2003 87.8% -1.5%
2004 86.5% -1.5%
2005 85.2% -1.5%
2006 88.9% +4.4%
2007 89.5% +0.6%
2008 90.1% +0.8%
2009 90.3% +0.2%
2010 90.6% +0.3%
2011 90.9% +0.4%
2012 91.0% +0.1%
2013 88.2% -3.1%
2014 85.9% -2.6%
2015 88.6% +3.2%
2016 86.9% -2.0%
2017 88.3% +1.6%
2018 90.4% +2.4%
2019 88.9% -1.6%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 88.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.6%, 97% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 88.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.1%, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 97.9% 97.4% 99.2% 9
1980s 99.1% 98.6% 99.7% 10
1990s 95.6% 91.5% 98.6% 6
2000s 88.9% 85.2% 90.5% 10
2010s 89.0% 85.9% 91.0% 10

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 128 Andorra 89.5% compare
  2. 129 Kazakhstan 89.5% compare
  3. 130 Brunei 89.2% compare
  4. 132 Thailand 88.8% compare
  5. 133 Monaco 88.6% compare
  6. 134 Seychelles 88.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritius?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritius was 88.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 1981.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 85.2% in 2005.
How does Mauritius rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
Mauritius ranks 131st out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,733 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.