Mauritius - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Mauritius was 96.39 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.81 in 1997 and a minimum value of 19.18 in 1977.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 20.58
1971 20.01
1972 19.61
1973 20.14
1974 20.49
1975 22.52
1976 19.71
1977 19.18
1978 27.62
1979 28.18
1980 26.70
1981 25.32
1982 24.41
1990 53.86
1993 82.38
1996 82.08
1997 99.81
1998 96.16
1999 94.78
2000 90.91
2001 91.60
2002 91.48
2003 98.59
2004 95.73
2005 96.31
2006 95.39
2007 93.18
2008 92.70
2009 95.76
2010 96.39

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Mauritius was 96.01 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 100.22 in 1997 and a minimum value of 19.06 in 1977.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 20.46
1971 19.50
1972 19.49
1973 19.68
1974 19.71
1975 22.27
1976 19.32
1977 19.06
1978 27.29
1979 27.71
1980 26.24
1981 24.91
1982 24.18
1990 53.84
1993 82.16
1996 81.97
1997 100.22
1998 97.14
1999 95.52
2000 92.06
2001 92.50
2002 91.76
2003 99.66
2004 95.52
2005 96.79
2006 96.40
2007 94.39
2008 93.86
2009 97.13
2010 96.01

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Mauritius was 96.75 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.40 in 1997 and a minimum value of 19.30 in 1977.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 20.69
1971 20.50
1972 19.71
1973 20.57
1974 21.25
1975 22.75
1976 20.09
1977 19.30
1978 27.94
1979 28.64
1980 27.15
1981 25.71
1982 24.64
1990 53.87
1993 82.59
1996 82.19
1997 99.40
1998 95.21
1999 94.06
2000 89.79
2001 90.73
2002 91.21
2003 97.55
2004 95.95
2005 95.84
2006 94.42
2007 92.01
2008 91.59
2009 94.44
2010 96.75

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Mauritius was 99.41 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 114.09 in 1987 and a minimum value of 92.66 in 1980.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 95.88
1971 97.46
1972 101.12
1973 102.95
1974 103.80
1975 104.53
1976 101.46
1977 99.75
1978 98.30
1979 92.94
1980 92.66
1981 98.67
1982 101.31
1983 104.37
1984 103.49
1985 109.12
1986 113.51
1987 114.09
1988 111.80
1989 110.98
1990 111.78
1991 111.47
1992 108.67
1993 106.69
1994 105.44
1995 104.83
1996 104.57
1997 103.96
1998 103.65
1999 99.93
2000 101.44
2001 100.70
2002 100.36
2003 99.93
2004 99.59
2005 99.80
2006 99.92
2007 99.48
2008 99.87
2009 99.23
2010 99.41

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Mauritius was 99.69 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 114.15 in 1987 and a minimum value of 91.22 in 1980.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 95.06
1971 96.88
1972 100.76
1973 102.51
1974 103.09
1975 103.43
1976 100.21
1977 98.26
1978 96.23
1979 91.53
1980 91.22
1981 97.80
1982 100.41
1983 103.67
1984 103.20
1985 108.76
1986 113.21
1987 114.15
1988 111.97
1989 111.35
1990 112.37
1991 111.88
1992 109.07
1993 106.95
1994 105.40
1995 104.72
1996 104.38
1997 103.99
1998 103.88
1999 99.99
2000 101.11
2001 100.58
2002 100.53
2003 100.13
2004 99.68
2005 99.86
2006 99.95
2007 99.55
2008 99.68
2009 99.41
2010 99.69

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Mauritius was 99.14 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 114.04 in 1987 and a minimum value of 94.08 in 1980.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 96.66
1971 98.01
1972 101.47
1973 103.39
1974 104.48
1975 105.61
1976 102.68
1977 101.22
1978 100.34
1979 94.33
1980 94.08
1981 99.54
1982 102.20
1983 105.05
1984 103.77
1985 109.47
1986 113.81
1987 114.04
1988 111.63
1989 110.62
1990 111.22
1991 111.07
1992 108.27
1993 106.43
1994 105.47
1995 104.94
1996 104.77
1997 103.93
1998 103.42
1999 99.88
2000 101.75
2001 100.80
2002 100.19
2003 99.73
2004 99.50
2005 99.74
2006 99.90
2007 99.41
2008 100.06
2009 99.05
2010 99.14

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Mauritius was 93.40 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.74 in 1985 and a minimum value of 77.52 in 1979.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1972 80.16
1973 80.98
1974 80.72
1975 80.05
1976 78.56
1977 81.42
1978 79.40
1979 77.52
1980 79.27
1981 82.38
1982 88.29
1983 91.54
1984 94.87
1985 99.74
1986 98.16
1987 99.52
1988 99.21
1989 99.08
1990 97.18
1991 93.18
1993 94.08
1994 94.65
1995 94.67
1996 95.74
1997 95.76
1998 95.52
1999 91.94
2000 92.54
2001 92.06
2002 93.36
2003 92.43
2004 92.12
2005 92.83
2006 93.30
2007 93.58
2008 93.55
2009 93.24
2010 93.40

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Mauritius was 94.45 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.90 in 1987 and a minimum value of 76.60 in 1979.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1972 80.32
1973 81.03
1974 80.48
1975 79.46
1976 77.75
1977 80.36
1978 78.41
1979 76.60
1980 78.58
1981 82.11
1982 87.92
1983 91.18
1984 94.91
1985 99.83
1986 98.41
1987 99.90
1988 99.80
1989 99.78
1990 97.80
1991 93.73
1993 94.44
1994 94.86
1995 95.02
1996 95.92
1997 96.01
1998 95.93
1999 92.27
2000 92.79
2001 92.69
2002 94.18
2003 93.42
2004 93.00
2005 93.54
2006 94.11
2007 94.32
2008 94.04
2009 94.00
2010 94.45

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Mauritius was 92.39 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.65 in 1985 and a minimum value of 78.43 in 1979.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1972 80.00
1973 80.92
1974 80.96
1975 80.63
1976 79.36
1977 82.46
1978 80.38
1979 78.43
1980 79.95
1981 82.65
1982 88.65
1983 91.89
1984 94.84
1985 99.65
1986 97.90
1987 99.15
1988 98.64
1989 98.40
1990 96.58
1991 92.64
1993 93.73
1994 94.45
1995 94.33
1996 95.57
1997 95.51
1998 95.12
1999 91.62
2000 92.30
2001 91.45
2002 92.56
2003 91.48
2004 91.27
2005 92.15
2006 92.51
2007 92.87
2008 93.08
2009 92.51
2010 92.39

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Mauritius was 27.50 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 27.50 in 2010, while its lowest value was 23.55 in 1998.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 23.55
1999 23.83
2000 23.94
2001 24.04
2002 24.20
2004 24.90
2005 25.07
2006 25.63
2007 26.12
2008 26.54
2009 27.24
2010 27.50

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Mauritius was 89.37 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89.37 in 2010 and a minimum value of 31.69 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 31.69
1972 33.68
1973 34.68
1974 36.40
1975 37.60
1976 40.54
1977 47.08
1978 48.40
1979 50.20
1980 50.03
1981 48.81
1982 47.70
1983 47.57
1984 45.65
1985 44.45
1986 43.75
1987 45.19
1988 47.80
1989 51.31
1990 52.41
1991 55.36
1992 58.11
1996 67.30
1997 69.34
1998 73.27
1999 75.70
2000 75.26
2001 75.00
2002 75.81
2003 78.62
2004 80.19
2005 83.38
2006 86.91
2007 88.17
2008 88.13
2009 88.94
2010 89.37

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Mauritius was 89.28 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89.28 in 2010 and a minimum value of 27.11 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 27.11
1972 28.67
1973 30.34
1974 32.64
1975 34.19
1976 36.84
1977 43.92
1978 46.66
1979 48.25
1980 49.09
1981 47.10
1982 45.63
1983 45.16
1984 42.68
1985 42.24
1986 41.64
1987 43.35
1988 47.24
1989 50.85
1990 52.48
1991 56.50
1996 68.82
1998 73.83
1999 75.01
2000 73.90
2001 73.97
2002 75.73
2003 78.23
2004 79.45
2005 82.67
2006 86.12
2007 87.44
2008 87.64
2009 88.88
2010 89.28

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Mauritius was 89.46 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89.46 in 2010 and a minimum value of 36.00 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 36.00
1972 38.39
1973 38.79
1974 39.96
1975 40.85
1976 44.08
1977 50.12
1978 50.07
1979 52.09
1980 50.93
1981 50.48
1982 49.73
1983 49.94
1984 48.57
1985 46.63
1986 45.83
1987 47.01
1988 48.36
1989 51.76
1990 52.35
1991 54.24
1996 65.82
1998 72.72
1999 76.38
2000 76.58
2001 76.00
2002 75.89
2003 78.99
2004 80.90
2005 84.07
2006 87.69
2007 88.89
2008 88.61
2009 88.99
2010 89.46

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Mauritius was 74.08 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 6 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 74.08 in 2004 and a minimum value of 65.46 in 1998.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 65.46
1999 67.07
2000 66.86
2001 67.13
2002 68.75
2004 74.08

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Mauritius was 74.48 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 6 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 74.48 in 2004 and a minimum value of 66.15 in 2000.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 66.42
1999 67.09
2000 66.15
2001 66.62
2002 69.25
2004 74.48

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Mauritius was 73.69 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 6 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 73.69 in 2004 and a minimum value of 64.52 in 1998.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 64.52
1999 67.06
2000 67.54
2001 67.63
2002 68.26
2004 73.69

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in Mauritius was 53.76 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 73.93 in 1998, while its lowest value was 53.76 in 2010.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 73.93
1999 73.52
2000 67.67
2001 68.36
2002 73.25
2006 59.36
2007 57.64
2008 55.70
2009 54.58
2010 53.76

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Mauritius was 24.86 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24.86 in 2008 and a minimum value of 0.66 in 1983.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 2.56
1971 1.71
1972 1.60
1973 1.64
1974 1.56
1975 1.27
1976 1.59
1977 1.68
1978 1.49
1979 1.26
1980 1.05
1981 0.89
1982 0.89
1983 0.66
1984 0.74
1985 1.06
1986 0.99
1987 1.41
1988 1.87
1989 1.91
1990 3.05
1991 3.54
1993 5.32
1994 4.97
1995 5.62
1996 6.57
1997 6.64
1999 9.55
2000 10.78
2001 17.25
2002 16.35
2003 17.27
2004 18.44
2005 21.58
2006 22.98
2007 23.05
2008 24.86

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Mauritius was 27.54 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27.54 in 2008 and a minimum value of 0.24 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 0.24
1971 0.63
1972 0.44
1973 0.52
1974 0.49
1975 0.35
1976 0.54
1977 0.83
1978 0.77
1979 0.68
1980 0.64
1981 0.52
1982 0.45
1983 0.40
1984 0.41
1985 0.78
1986 0.68
1987 1.11
1988 1.28
1989 1.34
1990 2.27
1991 2.98
1994 4.55
1995 5.61
1997 6.09
1999 8.55
2000 10.01
2001 19.24
2002 16.24
2003 16.61
2004 18.17
2005 21.97
2006 23.12
2007 24.93
2008 27.54

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Mauritius was 22.24 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.84 in 2006 and a minimum value of 0.92 in 1983.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 4.81
1971 2.76
1972 2.73
1973 2.73
1974 2.62
1975 2.18
1976 2.63
1977 2.54
1978 2.21
1979 1.85
1980 1.47
1981 1.26
1982 1.33
1983 0.92
1984 1.05
1985 1.32
1986 1.29
1987 1.70
1988 2.43
1989 2.46
1990 3.80
1991 4.08
1994 5.39
1995 5.62
1997 7.18
1999 10.54
2000 11.54
2001 15.28
2002 16.45
2003 17.92
2004 18.70
2005 21.19
2006 22.84
2007 21.21
2008 22.24

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation