Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Mauritius
Mauritius: Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education was 42.07 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Mauritius, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 42.07 for precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Mauritius peaked at 42.07 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.35, in 1983.
Mauritius ranks 24th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.31 | — |
| 1971 | 28.93 | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 28.93 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 26.82 | -7.3% |
| 1974 | 27.89 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 27.84 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 25.95 | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 24.81 | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 23.48 | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 22.35 | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 23.24 | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 23.15 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 23.06 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 23.36 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 23.71 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 24.3 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 24.31 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 24.32 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 24.24 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 24.36 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 24.2 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 23.96 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 24.08 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 23.67 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 23.55 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 23.83 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 23.93 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 24.04 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 24.2 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 24.55 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 24.9 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 25.07 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 25.63 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 26.12 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 26.54 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 27.24 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 27.5 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 28.06 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 28.85 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 29.68 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 30.62 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 31.47 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 32.49 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 33.49 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 34.62 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 35.73 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 36.93 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 37.2 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 38.04 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 38.89 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 42.07 | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.29 | 26.82 | 29.31 | 6 |
| 1980s | 23.74 | 22.35 | 25.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.05 | 23.55 | 24.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.22 | 23.93 | 27.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.25 | 27.5 | 35.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.63 | 36.93 | 42.07 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Mauritius?
- Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Mauritius was 42.07 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 42.07 in 2024.
- What is the lowest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.35 in 1983.
- How does Mauritius rank for precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education?
- Mauritius ranks 24th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level with 716 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level with 716 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.