Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Mauritius
Mauritius: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.5385 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.5385 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
176th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.5667 modelled data
in 2022
All-time low
0.12 modelled data
in 2014
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Mauritius, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Mauritius stood at 0.5385 modelled data.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 276.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Mauritius peaked at 0.5667 modelled data in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.12 modelled data, in 2014.
Mauritius ranks 176th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5161 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.5 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4762 modelled data | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4444 modelled data | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.375 modelled data | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3333 modelled data | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2667 modelled data | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2 modelled data | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1765 modelled data | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1667 modelled data | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1429 modelled data | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1304 modelled data | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.12 modelled data | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1429 modelled data | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1935 modelled data | +35.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2424 modelled data | +25.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3235 modelled data | +33.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4 modelled data | +23.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4571 modelled data | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5152 modelled data | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5667 modelled data | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5517 modelled data | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5357 modelled data | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 0.5385 modelled data | +0.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.5385 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9199 modelled data, 59% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.5385 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9519 modelled data, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4112 modelled data | 0.2 modelled data | 0.5161 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2039 modelled data | 0.12 modelled data | 0.4 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5275 modelled data | 0.4571 modelled data | 0.5667 modelled data | 6 |
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 of primary school age, adjusted in Mauritius?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Mauritius was 0.5385 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5667 modelled data in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 modelled data in 2014.
- How does Mauritius rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Mauritius ranks 176th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 276.9%. 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 of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release