Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Mauritius
Mauritius: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 97.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Mauritius, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Mauritius is 97.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Mauritius peaked at 98.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 82.3%, in 1974.
That places Mauritius 48th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.0% | 82.3% | 88.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 92.1% | 89.8% | 96.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 90.5% | 86.3% | 97.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 96.1% | 98.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 91.7% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 93.4% | 97.9% | 3 |
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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 total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Mauritius?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Mauritius was 97.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.3% in 1974.
- How does Mauritius rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Mauritius ranks 48th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release