Mauritius: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

Over five years it is down 23.51% from 15,307 in 2013 (5.22% a year on average, compounded). Since 1971 it is up 821.97% from 1,270 in 1971 (4.84% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 9 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2018, Mauritius' secondary education, vocational pupils fell 20.3% on 2017 (from 14,688 to 11,709).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2017), the average change was +13.8% and a typical year strayed about 33.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 100.6% in 1998 and the biggest yearly fall was 57.5% in 1980. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, Mauritius had the 42nd highest value of the 64 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Mauritius in the 2018 ranking

• Armenia — 39th of 64: 19,676
• Montenegro — 40th of 64: 19,056
• Timor-Leste — 41st of 64: 14,120
• Georgia — 43rd of 64: 10,653
• Tanzania — 44th of 64: 8,024
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 45th of 64: 7,495

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 39 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Angola — 287,600 (2016)
• Benin — 27,875 (2016)
• Burkina Faso — 28,566 (2018)
• Burundi — 68,831 (2018)
• Cabo Verde — 1,212 (2018)
• Cameroon — 477,192 (2016)
• Central African Republic — 5,149 (2017)
• Chad — 7,791 (2016)
• Comoros — 0 (2018)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 870,961 (2015)
• Côte d'Ivoire

More education data for Mauritius

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 84,530 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 107.35% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 107.78% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 106.94% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 6,144 (2024)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 45.78% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Mauritius's secondary education, vocational pupils?

11,709 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 821.97% from 1,270 in 1971 (4.84% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 19,151 in 2005 and the lowest 220 in 1981.

How does Mauritius rank?

42nd highest of 64 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for Mauritius?

In 2018, Mauritius' secondary education, vocational pupils fell 20.3% on 2017 (from 14,688 to 11,709). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2017), the average change was +13.8% and a typical year strayed about 33.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.VO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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