School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Mauritius
Mauritius: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 38,119 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Mauritius, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 38,119 for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Mauritius peaked at 47,223 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 38,119, in 2025.
That places Mauritius 158th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 44,062 | — |
| 2013 | 47,223 | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 45,153 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 43,985 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 42,694 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 41,777 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 40,309 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 39,154 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 38,543 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 38,509 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 38,798 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 38,752 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 38,119 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44,062 | 44,062 | 44,062 | 1 |
| 2010s | 42,899 | 39,154 | 47,223 | 7 |
| 2020s | 38,544 | 38,119 | 38,798 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 155 Solomon Islands 61,711 compare
- 156 Cyprus 60,501 compare
- 157 Fiji 49,421 compare
- 159 Montenegro 36,768 compare
- 160 Trinidad and Tobago 33,761 compare
- 161 Guyana 33,201 compare
More education data for Mauritius
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Mauritius?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Mauritius was 38,119 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 47,223 in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,119 in 2025.
- How does Mauritius rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Mauritius ranks 158th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release