Population, age 8, total in Mauritius
Mauritius: Population, age 8, total was 18,551 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 8, total in Mauritius, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 8, total in Mauritius is 18,551, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 8, total in Mauritius peaked at 21,454 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 18,551, in 2015.
That places Mauritius 151st out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,128 | 19,146 | 21,247 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,494 | 19,263 | 21,454 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,784 | 18,551 | 19,050 | 5 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6,144 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.23 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 8, total in Mauritius?
- Population, age 8, total in Mauritius was 18,551 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 8, total recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 21,454 in 2001.
- What is the lowest population, age 8, total recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,551 in 2015.
- How does Mauritius rank for population, age 8, total?
- Mauritius ranks 151st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 8, total rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 8, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.