Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Mauritius

Mauritius: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 98.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
98.6%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
72nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
99.9%
in 1985
All-time low
78.0%
in 1972
Years of data
47
1972–2019

Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Mauritius, 1972–2019

020406080100197219952019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Mauritius stood at 98.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Mauritius peaked at 99.9% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 1972.

That places Mauritius 72nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.

Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) in Mauritius, 1972 to 2019.
Year % Change
1972 78.0% —
1973 78.5% +0.7%
1974 79.1% +0.8%
1975 80.1% +1.2%
1976 80.1% +0.1%
1977 83.6% +4.3%
1978 81.3% -2.7%
1979 78.6% -3.3%
1980 79.3% +0.8%
1981 82.6% +4.2%
1982 88.5% +7.2%
1983 91.6% +3.5%
1984 94.8% +3.5%
1985 99.9% +5.4%
1986 98.4% -1.5%
1987 99.6% +1.3%
1988 99.5% -0.2%
1989 99.3% -0.1%
1990 97.2% -2.2%
1991 92.6% -4.7%
1993 92.8% +0.2%
1994 93.7% +1.1%
1995 94.7% +1.0%
1996 97.0% +2.4%
1997 97.9% +1.0%
1998 99.9% +2.0%
1999 99.7% -0.2%
2000 99.8% +0.1%
2001 99.5% -0.2%
2002 99.4% -0.2%
2003 99.1% -0.3%
2004 98.3% -0.8%
2005 99.4% +1.1%
2006 99.4% +0.0%
2007 99.4% -0.0%
2008 99.6% +0.2%
2009 99.0% -0.6%
2010 98.9% -0.1%
2011 98.8% -0.1%
2012 95.7% -3.1%
2013 97.8% +2.2%
2014 98.8% +1.0%
2015 98.9% +0.1%
2016 98.5% -0.4%
2017 98.9% +0.4%
2018 98.7% -0.2%
2019 98.6% -0.1%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 98.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.0%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 98.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.1%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 79.9% 78.0% 83.6% 8
1980s 93.4% 79.3% 99.9% 10
1990s 96.2% 92.6% 99.9% 9
2000s 99.3% 98.3% 99.8% 10
2010s 98.4% 95.7% 98.9% 10

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 69 Finland 98.7% compare
  2. 70 Vietnam 98.6% compare
  3. 71 Sierra Leone 98.6% compare
  4. 73 Fiji 98.6% compare
  5. 74 Greece 98.6% compare
  6. 75 Turks and Caicos Islands 98.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Mauritius?
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Mauritius was 98.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1985.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 1972.
How does Mauritius rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
Mauritius ranks 72nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,541 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of students of the official age group for primary education who are enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population. Divide the total number of students in the official school age range for primary education who are enrolled in any level of education by the population of the same age group and multiply the result by 100. The difference between the total NER and the adjusted NER provides a measure of the proportion of children in the official relevant school age group who are enrolled in levels of education below the one intended for their age. The difference between the total NER and the adjusted NER for primary education is due to enrolment in pre-primary education. The total NER should be based on total enrolment of the official relevant school age group in any level of education for all types of schools and education institutions, including public, private and all other institutions that provide organized educational programmes.