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

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Mauritius was 36.93 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 36.93 in 2021, while its lowest value was 22.35 in 1983.

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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 29.31
1971 28.93
1972 28.93
1973 26.82
1974 27.89
1975 27.84
1980 25.95
1981 24.81
1982 23.48
1983 22.35
1984 23.24
1985 23.15
1986 23.06
1987 23.36
1988 23.71
1989 24.30
1991 24.32
1992 24.24
1993 24.36
1994 24.20
1995 23.96
1996 24.08
1997 23.67
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
2011 28.06
2012 28.85
2013 29.68
2014 30.62
2015 31.47
2016 32.49
2017 33.49
2018 34.62
2019 35.73
2021 36.93

Development Relevance: The share of enrollment in private institutions indicates the scale and capacity of private education within a country. A high percentage suggests strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes. However, in countries where private institutions are substantially subsidized or aided by the government, the distinction between private and public educational institutions may be less clear-cut especially when certain students are directly financed through government scholarships.

Limitations and Exceptions: Religious or private schools, which are not registered with the government or don't follow the common national curriculum, may not be captured.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of students in private primary school is calculated by dividing the number of students enrolled in private educational institutions at primary level by total enrollment (public and private) at the same level of education, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation