School enrollment, primary, private in Mauritius
Mauritius: School enrollment, primary, private was 42.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Mauritius, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, private in Mauritius is 42.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 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, school enrollment, primary, private in Mauritius peaked at 42.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 1983.
Mauritius ranks 22nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.3% | — |
| 1971 | 28.9% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 26.8% | -7.3% |
| 1974 | 27.9% | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 27.8% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 25.9% | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 24.8% | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 23.5% | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 22.3% | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 23.2% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 23.2% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 23.1% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 23.4% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 23.7% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 24.3% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 24.3% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 24.2% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 24.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 24.2% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 24.0% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 24.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 23.7% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 23.6% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 23.8% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 23.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 24.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 25.6% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 26.5% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 35.7% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 36.9% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 38.9% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 42.1% | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.3% | 26.8% | 29.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 23.7% | 22.3% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.0% | 23.6% | 24.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 23.9% | 27.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 27.5% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 36.9% | 42.1% | 4 |
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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 school enrollment, primary, private in Mauritius?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Mauritius was 42.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 1983.
- How does Mauritius rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Mauritius ranks 22nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.