School age population, early childhood educational development in Mauritius
Mauritius: School age population, early childhood educational development was 6,098 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Mauritius, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Mauritius is 6,098, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Mauritius peaked at 7,621 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6,098, in 2025.
That places Mauritius 85th out of 102 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7,041 | 6,495 | 7,621 | 7 |
| 2020s | 6,477 | 6,098 | 6,642 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 82 Cyprus 16,021 compare
- 83 Montenegro 7,489 compare
- 84 Iceland 6,964 compare
- 86 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 5,899
- 87 Barbados 4,759 compare
- 88 Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands 2,151 compare
More education data for Mauritius
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6,144 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.23 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Mauritius?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Mauritius was 6,098 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 7,621 in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,098 in 2025.
- How does Mauritius rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Mauritius ranks 85th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release