Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mauritius
Mauritius: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 6,673 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mauritius, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 6,673 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 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 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mauritius peaked at 13,581 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6,673 number, in 2020.
That places Mauritius 160th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13,581 number | — |
| 1971 | 13,250 number | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 12,659 number | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 11,942 number | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 11,287 number | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 10,900 number | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 10,793 number | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 10,866 number | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 11,037 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 11,195 number | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 11,225 number | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 11,082 number | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 10,952 number | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 10,832 number | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 10,714 number | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 10,584 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 10,520 number | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 10,488 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 10,462 number | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 10,410 number | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 10,291 number | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 10,155 number | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 9,995 number | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 9,859 number | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 9,821 number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 9,965 number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 10,280 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 10,703 number | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 11,117 number | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 11,357 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 11,231 number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 11,001 number | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 10,578 number | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 10,077 number | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 9,662 number | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 9,525 number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 9,486 number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 9,549 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 9,632 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 9,621 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 9,379 number | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 9,079 number | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 8,691 number | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 8,263 number | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 7,863 number | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 7,574 number | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 7,325 number | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 7,129 number | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 6,970 number | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 6,827 number | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 6,673 number | -2.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 6,673 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 11% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 6,673 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,751 number | 10,793 number | 13,581 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,727 number | 10,410 number | 11,225 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,354 number | 9,821 number | 11,357 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,036 number | 9,486 number | 11,231 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,910 number | 6,827 number | 9,379 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,673 number | 6,673 number | 6,673 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, male in Mauritius?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mauritius was 6,673 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 13,581 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,673 number in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Mauritius ranks 160th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.