Primary education, pupils in Mauritius
Mauritius: Primary education, pupils was 84,530 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils in Mauritius, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Mauritius is 84,530, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Mauritius peaked at 155,624 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 82,514, in 2020.
That places Mauritius 160th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 146,991 | 130,185 | 155,624 | 10 |
| 1980s | 138,301 | 128,758 | 144,697 | 10 |
| 1990s | 128,976 | 122,895 | 137,491 | 10 |
| 2000s | 125,880 | 117,922 | 135,237 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102,837 | 85,730 | 117,432 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,044 | 82,514 | 89,001 | 4 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6,144 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.23 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Mauritius?
- Primary education, pupils in Mauritius was 84,530 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 155,624 in 1972.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 82,514 in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for primary education, pupils?
- Mauritius ranks 160th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.