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.