Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 78.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Mauritius, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 78.7% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Mauritius peaked at 94.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 68.3%, in 1998.
That places Mauritius 65th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.4% | 68.3% | 76.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 81.7% | 73.7% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 83.4% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 78.7% | 88.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 62 Antigua and Barbuda 80.0% compare
- 63 Montserrat 78.9% compare
- 64 Croatia 78.8% compare
- 66 Montenegro 78.1% compare
- 67 Argentina 78.0% compare
- 68 Colombia 77.7% compare
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 share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Mauritius?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Mauritius was 78.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.3% in 1998.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Mauritius ranks 65th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.