Primary net enrolment in Mauritius

In Mauritius, 99.2% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2003.

Measure: Total net enrolment rate, primary education Unit: % of children of primary school age Data: 1972 to 2024 Source: UNESCO UIS
Mauritius, 2024 99.2% % of children of primary school age
Change from 2023 +1.0percentage points 2023: 98.3%

Primary net enrolment in Mauritius over time

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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total net enrolment rate, primary education (% of children of primary school age), 2001 to 2024
Period Mauritius
2024 99.2%
2023 98.3%
2021 93.9%
2020 96.4%
2019 95.8%
2018 97.6%
2017 95.3%
2016 95.0%
2015 94.7%
2014 94.5%
2013 94.1%
2012 92.3%
2011 96.4%
2010 96.9%
2009 96.8%
2008 97.7%
2007 97.7%
2006 98.2%
2005 98.3%
2004 98.1%
2003 99.5%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2002 99.5%
2001 99.4%

Flags: uis_est UIS estimate . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 98.3% in 2023.
  • Since 2013, when it was 94.1%, the figure has changed by +5.1 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
NERT.1.CP · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1972 to 2024 for Mauritius
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org