School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Mauritius

Mauritius: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 7,651 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
7,651 number
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
159th
of 204 countries
All-time high
13,897 number
in 1973
All-time low
7,651 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Mauritius, 1970–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 7,651 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Mauritius peaked at 13,897 number in 1973 and was at its lowest, 7,651 number, in 2020.

Mauritius ranks 159th of 204 countries on this measure, 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, male in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in Mauritius, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 12,658 number
1971 13,091 number +3.4%
1972 13,548 number +3.5%
1973 13,897 number +2.6%
1974 13,858 number -0.3%
1975 13,376 number -3.5%
1976 12,680 number -5.2%
1977 12,299 number -3.0%
1978 12,125 number -1.4%
1979 12,061 number -0.5%
1980 12,056 number -0.0%
1981 11,886 number -1.4%
1982 11,696 number -1.6%
1983 11,492 number -1.7%
1984 11,308 number -1.6%
1985 11,152 number -1.4%
1986 10,972 number -1.6%
1987 10,797 number -1.6%
1988 10,650 number -1.4%
1989 10,562 number -0.8%
1990 10,532 number -0.3%
1991 10,501 number -0.3%
1992 10,479 number -0.2%
1993 10,435 number -0.4%
1994 10,297 number -1.3%
1995 10,063 number -2.3%
1996 9,879 number -1.8%
1997 9,744 number -1.4%
1998 9,709 number -0.4%
1999 9,901 number +2.0%
2000 10,314 number +4.2%
2001 10,675 number +3.5%
2002 11,012 number +3.2%
2003 11,245 number +2.1%
2004 11,182 number -0.6%
2005 10,802 number -3.4%
2006 10,429 number -3.5%
2007 10,120 number -3.0%
2008 9,878 number -2.4%
2009 9,795 number -0.8%
2010 9,871 number +0.8%
2011 9,844 number -0.3%
2012 9,835 number -0.1%
2013 9,801 number -0.3%
2014 9,610 number -1.9%
2015 9,234 number -3.9%
2016 8,876 number -3.9%
2017 8,525 number -4.0%
2018 8,179 number -4.1%
2019 7,883 number -3.6%
2020 7,651 number -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12,959 number 12,061 number 13,897 number 10
1980s 11,257 number 10,562 number 12,056 number 10
1990s 10,154 number 9,709 number 10,532 number 10
2000s 10,545 number 9,795 number 11,245 number 10
2010s 9,166 number 7,883 number 9,871 number 10
2020s 7,651 number 7,651 number 7,651 number 1

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 156 Fiji 8,612 number compare
  2. 157 Solomon Islands 8,348 number compare
  3. 158 Estonia 7,709 number compare
  4. 160 Guyana 7,109 number compare
  5. 161 Bhutan 6,762 number compare
  6. 162 Suriname 5,343 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Mauritius?
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Mauritius was 7,651 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 13,897 number in 1973.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 7,651 number in 2020.
How does Mauritius rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
Mauritius ranks 159th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. 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, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.