Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mauritius
Mauritius: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 0.9727 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mauritius, 1982–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mauritius is 0.9727 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mauritius peaked at 0.9727 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6047 GPIA, in 2002.
Mauritius ranks 79th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.7894 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.7166 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6652 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6489 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7874 GPIA | +21.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6047 GPIA | -23.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6827 GPIA | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 0.755 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7657 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.688 GPIA | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.649 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7982 GPIA | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7764 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7481 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7476 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.793 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9162 GPIA | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7296 GPIA | -20.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9727 GPIA | +33.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.9727 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9231 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.9727 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 GPIA, 97% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7894 GPIA | 0.7894 GPIA | 0.7894 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6909 GPIA | 0.6652 GPIA | 0.7166 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6809 GPIA | 0.6047 GPIA | 0.7874 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7468 GPIA | 0.649 GPIA | 0.7982 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8728 GPIA | 0.7296 GPIA | 0.9727 GPIA | 3 |
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 out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mauritius?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mauritius was 0.9727 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9727 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6047 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Mauritius rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Mauritius ranks 79th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release