School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 7,366 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Mauritius, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 7,366 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Mauritius peaked at 13,554 number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 7,366 number, in 2020.
That places Mauritius 158th out of 204 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12,187 number | — |
| 1971 | 12,549 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 13,048 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 13,503 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 13,554 number | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 13,109 number | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 12,443 number | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 12,099 number | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 11,957 number | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 11,909 number | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 11,904 number | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 11,750 number | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 11,580 number | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 11,390 number | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 11,206 number | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 11,036 number | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 10,830 number | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 10,634 number | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 10,465 number | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 10,345 number | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 10,274 number | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 10,181 number | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 10,106 number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 10,030 number | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 9,909 number | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 9,742 number | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 9,606 number | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 9,510 number | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 9,503 number | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 9,698 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 10,087 number | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 10,441 number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 10,769 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 10,992 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 10,921 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 10,535 number | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 10,167 number | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 9,851 number | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 9,595 number | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 9,491 number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 9,544 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 9,500 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 9,469 number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 9,414 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 9,222 number | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 8,870 number | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 8,529 number | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 8,198 number | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 7,873 number | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 7,592 number | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 7,366 number | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,636 number | 11,909 number | 13,554 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,114 number | 10,345 number | 11,904 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,856 number | 9,503 number | 10,274 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,285 number | 9,491 number | 10,992 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,821 number | 7,592 number | 9,544 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,366 number | 7,366 number | 7,366 number | 1 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 84,530 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0679 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 41,493 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Mauritius?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Mauritius was 7,366 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 13,554 number in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,366 number in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Mauritius ranks 158th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.