Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in Mauritius

Mauritius: Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes was 27,218 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
27,218 number
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
129th
of 171 countries
All-time high
42,279 number
in 1998
All-time low
27,218 number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in Mauritius, 1998–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1998200820191998: 42.3k number1999: 41.7k number2000: 39.2k number2001: 38.3k number2002: 37.0k number2003: 38.6k number2004: 37.5k number2005: 37.4k number2006: 37.1k number2007: 36.5k number2008: 36.2k number2009: 36.0k number2010: 36.7k number2011: 35.6k number2012: 33.5k number2013: 33.3k number2014: 32.2k number2015: 32.0k number2016: 30.7k number2017: 29.2k number2018: 27.7k number2019: 27.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 27,218 number for enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in Mauritius peaked at 42,279 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 27,218 number, in 2019.

That places Mauritius 129th out of 171 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Mauritius, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 42,279 number
1999 41,711 number -1.3%
2000 39,232 number -5.9%
2001 38,340 number -2.3%
2002 36,982 number -3.5%
2003 38,620 number +4.4%
2004 37,483 number -2.9%
2005 37,356 number -0.3%
2006 37,129 number -0.6%
2007 36,467 number -1.8%
2008 36,242 number -0.6%
2009 35,974 number -0.7%
2010 36,717 number +2.1%
2011 35,591 number -3.1%
2012 33,518 number -5.8%
2013 33,298 number -0.7%
2014 32,192 number -3.3%
2015 32,024 number -0.5%
2016 30,712 number -4.1%
2017 29,216 number -4.9%
2018 27,707 number -5.2%
2019 27,218 number -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41,995 number 41,711 number 42,279 number 2
2000s 37,382 number 35,974 number 39,232 number 10
2010s 31,819 number 27,218 number 36,717 number 10

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 126 Trinidad and Tobago 32,236 number compare
  2. 127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 28,511 number compare
  3. 128 Guyana 27,872 number compare
  4. 130 Timor-Leste 24,006 number compare
  5. 131 Cape Verde 23,433 number compare
  6. 132 Montenegro 21,663 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in Mauritius?
Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in Mauritius was 27,218 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 42,279 number in 1998.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 27,218 number in 2019.
How does Mauritius rank for enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes?
Mauritius ranks 129th out of 171 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 2,434 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private early childhood education institutions (ISCED 0) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.