Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 6,422 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mauritius, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mauritius is 6,422 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mauritius peaked at 13,003 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6,422 number, in 2020.
Mauritius ranks 160th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13,003 number | — |
| 1971 | 12,715 number | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 12,208 number | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 11,588 number | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 11,005 number | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 10,642 number | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 10,567 number | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 10,664 number | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 10,853 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 11,036 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 11,104 number | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 10,952 number | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 10,799 number | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 10,645 number | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 10,489 number | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 10,317 number | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 10,211 number | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 10,133 number | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 10,069 number | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 9,996 number | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 9,887 number | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 9,774 number | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 9,664 number | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 9,592 number | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 9,603 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 9,753 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 10,051 number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 10,446 number | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 10,832 number | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 11,059 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 10,953 number | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 10,723 number | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 10,299 number | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 9,795 number | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 9,371 number | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 9,218 number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 9,162 number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 9,202 number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 9,266 number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 9,243 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 9,005 number | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 8,715 number | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 8,348 number | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 7,945 number | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 7,570 number | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 7,300 number | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 7,059 number | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 6,865 number | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 6,709 number | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 6,570 number | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 6,422 number | -2.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 6,422 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 11% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 6,422 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,428 number | 10,567 number | 13,003 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,472 number | 9,996 number | 11,104 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,066 number | 9,592 number | 11,059 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,723 number | 9,162 number | 10,953 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,609 number | 6,570 number | 9,005 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,422 number | 6,422 number | 6,422 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,330 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,956 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,539 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 100,395 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 84,530 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mauritius?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mauritius was 6,422 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 13,003 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,422 number in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Mauritius ranks 160th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.