Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Mauritius

Share of children out of school in Mauritius in 2024 — 0.79%. Ranked 22 in the world out of 120. Since 1972, the indicator has fallen by 14.23 pp.

2024 0.79% −0.96 pp vs 2023
World rank 22of 120
Period maximum 16.5%1975
Period minimum 0.37%2000

Trend over time

1972–2024 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Mauritius, 1972–20240510152019721978198419901996200220082014202020241972: 15.01%1973: 15.71%1974: 16.45%1975: 16.5%1976: 16.31%1977: 10.64%1978: 10.19%1979: 10.48%1980: 7.93%1981: 5.42%1982: 1.87%1983: 2.14%1984: 3.59%1985: 2.84%1986: 8.1%1987: 7.45%1988: 8.05%1989: 8.16%1990: 9.57%1991: 11.96%1993: 9.51%1994: 8.9%1995: 8.69%1996: 7.44%1997: 6.55%1998: 1.54%1999: 0.75%2000: 0.37%2001: 0.56%2002: 0.54%2003: 0.5%2004: 1.92%2005: 1.74%2006: 1.83%2007: 2.34%2008: 2.34%2009: 3.18%2010: 3.1%2011: 3.63%2012: 7.66%2013: 5.89%2014: 5.51%2015: 5.29%2016: 5.01%2017: 4.69%2018: 2.43%2019: 4.2%2020: 3.64%2021: 6.09%2023: 1.74%2024: 0.79%
Change over the period: −14.23 pp Annual average: -0.27 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritius

Mauritius 0.79%
Share of children out of school — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.79 −0.96 pp
2023 1.74
2021 6.09 +2.45 pp
2020 3.64 −0.56 pp
2019 4.2 +1.77 pp
2018 2.43 −2.26 pp
2017 4.69 −0.31 pp
2016 5.01 −0.28 pp
2015 5.29 −0.22 pp
2014 5.51 −0.38 pp
2013 5.89 −1.77 pp
2012 7.66 +4.04 pp
2011 3.63 +0.52 pp
2010 3.1 −0.07 pp
2009 3.18 +0.84 pp
2008 2.34 −0 pp
2007 2.34 +0.51 pp
2006 1.83 +0.09 pp
2005 1.74 −0.18 pp
2004 1.92 +1.42 pp
2003 0.5 −0.05 pp
2002 0.54 −0.01 pp
2001 0.56 +0.19 pp
2000 0.37 −0.38 pp
1999 0.75 −0.79 pp
1998 1.54 −5.01 pp
1997 6.55 −0.89 pp
1996 7.44 −1.25 pp
1995 8.69 −0.21 pp
1994 8.9 −0.61 pp
1993 9.51
1991 11.96 +2.39 pp
1990 9.57 +1.41 pp
1989 8.16 +0.11 pp
1988 8.05 +0.6 pp
1987 7.45 −0.64 pp
1986 8.1 +5.26 pp
1985 2.84 −0.75 pp
1984 3.59 +1.45 pp
1983 2.14 +0.27 pp
1982 1.87 −3.55 pp
1981 5.42 −2.51 pp
1980 7.93 −2.55 pp
1979 10.48 +0.29 pp
1978 10.19 −0.46 pp
1977 10.64 −5.66 pp
1976 16.31 −0.2 pp
1975 16.5 +0.05 pp
1974 16.45 +0.74 pp
1973 15.71 +0.7 pp
1972 15.01

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.