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.
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 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6,144 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.23 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.8% (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.