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.
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 school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6,144 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 40.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 622,328 (2025)
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.