Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 83.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, total in Mauritius, 1983–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Mauritius is 83.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Mauritius peaked at 128.8% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 60.9%, in 1989.
That places Mauritius 139th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 101.6% | — |
| 1984 | 91.9% | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 101.4% | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 128.8% | +27.0% |
| 1987 | 97.4% | -24.4% |
| 1988 | 95.1% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 60.9% | -36.0% |
| 1990 | 100.6% | +65.4% |
| 1991 | 101.6% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 100.1% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 96.8% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 95.3% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 94.3% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 92.3% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 91.3% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 93.7% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 97.7% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 100.6% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 101.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 97.9% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 95.6% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 92.6% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 95.4% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 93.7% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 96.7% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 92.3% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 96.8% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 96.1% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 91.8% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 92.6% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 92.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 90.2% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 83.2% | -7.7% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 83.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 86% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 83.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.7%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +65.4% | 60.9% | 100.6% |
| 1989 | -36.0% | 95.1% | 60.9% |
| 1986 | +27.0% | 101.4% | 128.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.7% | 60.9% | 128.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 96.4% | 91.3% | 101.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 92.6% | 101.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 91.8% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.1% | 83.2% | 94.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 136 Gambia 84.2% compare
- 137 Jamaica 83.6% compare
- 138 Uzbekistan 83.6% compare
- 140 Papua New Guinea 82.7% compare
- 141 El Salvador 82.6% compare
- 142 Zambia 81.8% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Mauritius
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 49,522 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 90,000 current US$ (2006)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 109,326 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 14.27 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 29,087 current US$ (2020)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 4.48 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 56.40 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 1.14 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 550,354 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan -1.51 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Mauritius?
- Primary completion rate, total in Mauritius was 83.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 128.8% in 1986.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.9% in 1989.
- How does Mauritius rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Mauritius ranks 139th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.