Net enrolment rate, early childhood … both sexes educational in Mauritius
Mauritius: Net enrolment rate, early childhood … both sexes educational was 1.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Mauritius, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Mauritius is 1.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 92.6% on the previous year and down 88.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Mauritius peaked at 23.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2024.
Mauritius ranks 61st of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood … both sexes educational in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12.4% | — |
| 2014 | 14.2% | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | +52.9% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -92.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.2%, 14% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 1.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.7%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.6% | 11.7% | 15.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 1.7% | 23.0% | 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 net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Mauritius?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Mauritius was 1.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- Mauritius ranks 61st out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.1%. 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, published as part of Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release