Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 7.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Mauritius, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 7.9% for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in 2024.
That represents a change of down 58.2% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Mauritius peaked at 36.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2012.
That places Mauritius 103rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 19.0% | — |
| 1999 | 17.7% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 19.0% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 17.7% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | -46.7% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | +25.5% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | -20.6% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | +24.8% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | -25.8% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -60.0% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +48.6% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +33.5% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +62.7% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 36.8% | +267.4% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | -48.7% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | -58.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 7.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.6%, 54% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 7.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.8%, 18% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +267.4% | 10.0% | 36.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.4% | 17.7% | 19.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 9.6% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 5.5% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 7.9% | 36.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,330 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,956 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,539 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 100,395 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 84,530 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Mauritius?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Mauritius was 7.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2012.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Mauritius ranks 103rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.