School age population, early childhood education, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: School age population, early childhood education, female was 18,832 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, female in Mauritius, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, female in Mauritius stood at 18,832.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Mauritius peaked at 23,472 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 18,779, in 2021.
Mauritius ranks 158th of 207 countries on this measure, 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, female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 21,772 | — |
| 2013 | 23,472 | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 22,410 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 21,769 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 20,994 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 20,528 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 19,753 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 19,202 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 18,827 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 18,779 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 18,965 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 19,075 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 18,832 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,772 | 21,772 | 21,772 | 1 |
| 2010s | 21,161 | 19,202 | 23,472 | 7 |
| 2020s | 18,896 | 18,779 | 19,075 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 155 Solomon Islands 29,868 compare
- 156 Cyprus 29,600 compare
- 157 Fiji 23,967 compare
- 159 Montenegro 17,729 compare
- 160 Trinidad and Tobago 16,574 compare
- 161 Guyana 16,350 compare
More education data for Mauritius
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 49,416 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -7.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,495 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 15.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 43,632 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,126 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25,882 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Mauritius?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Mauritius was 18,832 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 23,472 in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,779 in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Mauritius ranks 158th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release