Mauritius - Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Mauritius was 102.64 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 102.64 in 2021, while its lowest value was 37.64 in 1975.

Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.

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

See also:

Year Value
1973 40.25
1974 39.18
1975 37.64
1976 41.79
1977 45.11
1978 52.12
1979 64.20
1981 52.22
1982 50.43
1984 48.55
1985 50.84
1986 46.43
1987 46.99
1988 50.68
1989 62.80
1990 62.96
1991 64.04
1992 57.42
1993 64.09
1994 69.77
1995 74.73
1996 70.81
1997 70.47
1998 74.18
1999 71.30
2000 75.39
2001 75.74
2002 74.49
2003 78.05
2004 76.99
2005 80.52
2006 77.90
2007 78.35
2008 83.90
2009 84.06
2010 81.94
2011 84.68
2012 82.34
2013 84.59
2014 85.88
2015 84.17
2016 88.49
2017 84.18
2018 86.75
2019 89.21
2020 102.64
2021 102.64

Limitations and Exceptions: Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of lower secondary education. Thus this rate is a proxy that should be taken as an upper estimate of the actual lower secondary completion rate. There are many reasons why the rate can exceed 100 percent. The numerator may include late entrants and overage children who have repeated one or more grades of lower secondary education as well as children who entered school early, while the denominator is the number of children at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Lower secondary completion rate is calculated as the number of new entrants (enrollment minus repeaters) in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes