Over-age students, primary in Mauritius
Mauritius: Over-age students, primary was 2.8% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary in Mauritius, 1972–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 2.8% for over-age students, primary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.3% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Mauritius peaked at 23.2% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2018.
Mauritius ranks 127th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Over-age students, primary in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 20.5% | — |
| 1973 | 21.3% | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 22.2% | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 23.2% | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 22.5% | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 18.2% | -19.0% |
| 1978 | 19.0% | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 16.5% | -12.9% |
| 1980 | 14.4% | -13.1% |
| 1982 | 12.9% | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 9.0% | -29.7% |
| 1984 | 8.3% | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 8.2% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 13.5% | +64.9% |
| 1987 | 11.5% | -14.6% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | -14.8% |
| 1989 | 9.7% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 13.1% | +34.1% |
| 1991 | 16.4% | +25.6% |
| 1993 | 11.8% | -28.0% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | -37.9% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +52.9% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -35.9% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -34.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.4% | 16.5% | 23.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 10.8% | 8.2% | 14.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 7.3% | 16.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.9% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 2.8% | 9.1% | 9 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,144 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107.35 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Mauritius?
- Over-age students, primary in Mauritius was 2.8% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 1975.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2018.
- How does Mauritius rank for over-age students, primary?
- Mauritius ranks 127th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.