Finland vs Mauritius: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Finland
1.3%
in 2018
Mauritius
1.4%
in 2019
Finland rank
117th
Mauritius rank
116th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Finland
  • Mauritius
05101520197219952019

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Finland, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Mauritius ahead.

Finland ranks 117th and Mauritius ranks 116th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Mauritius Difference Ahead
1970s 10.9% 21.7% 10.8% Mauritius
1990s 1.1% 3.5% 2.3% Mauritius
2000s 1.5% 0.7% 0.8% Finland
2010s 0.9% 1.7% 0.7% Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Finland or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Finland as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Finland and Mauritius?
0.1%, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Mauritius?
28 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Finland and Mauritius rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Finland ranks 117th and Mauritius ranks 116th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Finland vs Mauritius: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-rate-for-children-of-primary-school-age-both-sexes-percent/finland/mauritius/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-rate-for-children-of-primary-school-age-both-sexes-percent/finland/mauritius/">Finland vs Mauritius: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/