Population of compulsory school age, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Population of compulsory school age, female was 82,525 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Mauritius, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Mauritius is 82,525, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Mauritius peaked at 113,311 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 62,805, in 1998.
Mauritius ranks 148th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 62,805 | — |
| 1999 | 64,045 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 64,705 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 64,274 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 63,739 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 62,880 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 113,311 | +80.2% |
| 2005 | 113,120 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 112,660 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 111,984 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 110,727 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 109,518 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 107,675 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 106,328 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 104,440 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 103,056 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 101,332 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 99,495 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 97,537 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 94,984 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 92,327 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 89,511 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 86,445 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 83,565 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 89,715 | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 86,792 | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 82,525 | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63,425 | 62,805 | 64,045 | 2 |
| 2000s | 92,692 | 62,880 | 113,311 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99,668 | 89,511 | 107,675 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,808 | 82,525 | 89,715 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,144 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107.35 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in Mauritius?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Mauritius was 82,525 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 113,311 in 2004.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,805 in 1998.
- How does Mauritius rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Mauritius ranks 148th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release