Girls in primary school in Mauritius

Girls in primary school in Mauritius: 0.2% in 1820 and 97.2% in 2013, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2013: 97.2%
Since 1820: +97 percentage points
Rank, 2012: 25 of 97; counting from the highest
World, 2013: 88.2%

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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

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What the numbers say

The highest was 98.7% in 1986, the lowest 0.2% in 1820.

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Year	Mauritius	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	–	88.2
2016	–	88.3
2015	–	88.2
2014	–	88.3
2013	97.2	88.2
2012	94.7	88.2
2011	–	88.1
2010	–	87.9
2009	97.3	87.9
2008	–	87.6
2007	–	87.2
2006	–	86
2005	96.6	85.4
2004	95.1	84.7
2003	–	83.5
2002	–	81.4
2001	–	81
2000	–	80.7
1999	–	79.9
1998	–	78.9
1997	98	78.1
1996	97.1	77.9
1995	95	78
1994	94.1	78.3
1993	93.4	78
1992	–	77.7
1991	93.3	77.8
1990	97.8	77.3
1989	–	77.6
1988	–	76.6
1987	–	75.8
1986	98.7	75.3
1985	–	74
1980	93	75.8
1975	81	72.9
1970	80.2	69
1965	77	66
1960	74.3	63.1
1955	79.8	57.4
1950	63.7	51.4
1945	59.5	43.5
1940	55.4	40
1935	51.2	38.2
1930	47.1	36.4
1925	42.9	33
1920	38.7	30.5
1915	34.6	29.2
1910	30.4	28.1
1905	26.3	25.1
1900	22.1	23.3
1895	17.2	21.8
1890	13.2	20
1885	10	19
1880	7.5	17.2
1875	5.6	15.7
1870	4.2	13.2
1865	3.1	10.6
1860	2.3	9.3
1855	1.7	8
1850	1.2	6.8
1845	0.9	5.9
1840	0.7	5.2
1835	0.5	4.5
1830	0.4	4
1825	0.3	3.5
1820	0.2	3.1

Good to know

The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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