These data are selected from the larger MCR LTER timeseries datasets knb-lter-mcr.4001 and knb-lter-mcr.4 which contain annual surveys of coral recruitment and coral cover and are formatted here in support of this publication: Edmunds, P.J., Implications of high rates of sexual recruitment in driving rapid reef recovery in Mo'orea, French Polynesia, Scientific Reports 8, Article number: 16615 (2018). DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-34686-z This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Grant No. OCE 16-37396 (and earlier awards) as well as a generous gift from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Research was completed under permits issued by the French Polynesian Government (Délégation à la Recherche) and the Haut-commissariat de la République en Polynésie Francaise (DTRT) (Protocole d'Accueil 2005-2018). This work represents a contribution of the Moorea Coral Reef (MCR) LTER Site.