Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Mauritius
Mauritius: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 8.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Mauritius, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 8.2% for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2024.
That represents a change of down 59.2% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Mauritius peaked at 35.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2012.
That places Mauritius 106th out of 175 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.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 19.4% | — |
| 1999 | 17.3% | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 19.0% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 18.3% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | -37.0% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | +28.3% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | +25.3% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -49.3% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | +38.5% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | +17.0% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -28.3% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -30.7% |
| 2021 | 35.4% | +370.5% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | -43.2% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | -59.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 8.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.3%, 53% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 8.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.5%, 18% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 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 | +370.5% | 7.5% | 35.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.4% | 17.3% | 19.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 10.8% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 7.0% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 7.5% | 35.4% | 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 out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Mauritius?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Mauritius was 8.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2012.
- How does Mauritius rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Mauritius ranks 106th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release