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Primary school enrollment — Mauritius

Primary school enrollment in Mauritius in 2018 — 94.8%. Ranked 25 in the world out of 72. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 16.9 pp.

2018 94.8% −1 pp vs 2017
World rank 25of 72
Period maximum 99.9%1985
Period minimum 78%1972

Trend over time

1972–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Mauritius, 1972–201870809010019721977198219871992199720022007201220171972: 78%1973: 78.5%1974: 79.1%1975: 80.1%1976: 80.1%1977: 83.6%1978: 81.3%1979: 78.6%1980: 79.3%1981: 82.6%1982: 88.5%1983: 91.6%1984: 94.8%1985: 99.9%1986: 98.4%1987: 99.6%1988: 99.5%1989: 99.3%1990: 97.2%1991: 92.6%1993: 92.8%1994: 93.7%1995: 94.7%1996: 97%1997: 97.9%1998: 95.8%1999: 92.8%2000: 93.2%2001: 92.8%2002: 94.3%2003: 93.7%2004: 94.4%2005: 96%2006: 96%2007: 96.5%2008: 96.7%2009: 96.6%2010: 96.5%2011: 96.5%2012: 93.7%2013: 96%2014: 96.2%2015: 96.1%2016: 94.9%2017: 95.8%2018: 94.8%
Change over the period: +16.9 pp Annual average: 0.37 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Mauritius 94.8%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 94.8 −1 pp
2017 95.8 +0.9 pp
2016 94.9 −1.2 pp
2015 96.1 −0 pp
2014 96.2 +0.1 pp
2013 96 +2.4 pp
2012 93.7 −2.8 pp
2011 96.5 −0 pp
2010 96.5 −0.1 pp
2009 96.6 −0.1 pp
2008 96.7 +0.2 pp
2007 96.5 +0.5 pp
2006 96 +0 pp
2005 96 +1.6 pp
2004 94.4 +0.7 pp
2003 93.7 −0.6 pp
2002 94.3 +1.6 pp
2001 92.8 −0.5 pp
2000 93.2 +0.5 pp
1999 92.8 −3 pp
1998 95.8 −2.1 pp
1997 97.9 +0.9 pp
1996 97 +2.3 pp
1995 94.7 +0.9 pp
1994 93.7 +1 pp
1993 92.8 —
1991 92.6 −4.6 pp
1990 97.2 −2.2 pp
1989 99.3 −0.1 pp
1988 99.5 −0.2 pp
1987 99.6 +1.2 pp
1986 98.4 −1.5 pp
1985 99.9 +5.1 pp
1984 94.8 +3.2 pp
1983 91.6 +3.1 pp
1982 88.5 +5.9 pp
1981 82.6 +3.3 pp
1980 79.3 +0.7 pp
1979 78.6 −2.7 pp
1978 81.3 −2.3 pp
1977 83.6 +3.5 pp
1976 80.1 +0.1 pp
1975 80.1 +1 pp
1974 79.1 +0.6 pp
1973 78.5 +0.5 pp
1972 78 —

Eastern Africa, 2018

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MG Madagascar 95.6 MU Mauritius 94.8 RW Rwanda 94.8 MZ Mozambique 93.9 BI Burundi 92.8 SC Seychelles 92.2 TZ Tanzania 81.3 KM Comoros 80.8 DJ Djibouti 61.8 ER Eritrea 51.5
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About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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

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