School age population, lower secondary education, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 23,630 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Mauritius, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Mauritius is 23,630 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Mauritius peaked at 40,706 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 23,630 number, in 2020.
Mauritius ranks 158th of 205 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, lower secondary education, female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33,586 number | — |
| 1971 | 34,397 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 35,565 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 37,244 number | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 39,186 number | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 40,706 number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 39,121 number | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 37,346 number | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 36,224 number | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 35,881 number | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 36,042 number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 35,966 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 35,574 number | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 35,051 number | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 34,528 number | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 33,998 number | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 33,370 number | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 32,804 number | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 32,273 number | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 31,776 number | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 31,365 number | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 31,002 number | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 30,714 number | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 30,487 number | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 30,307 number | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 30,099 number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 29,616 number | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 29,196 number | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 28,872 number | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 28,608 number | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 28,608 number | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 29,286 number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 30,239 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 31,276 number | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 32,235 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 32,808 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 32,229 number | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 31,290 number | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 30,314 number | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 29,460 number | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 28,828 number | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 28,426 number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 28,293 number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 28,312 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 28,334 number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 28,197 number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 27,545 number | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 26,609 number | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 25,581 number | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 24,579 number | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 23,630 number | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36,926 number | 33,586 number | 40,706 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,138 number | 31,776 number | 36,042 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,027 number | 28,608 number | 31,365 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,774 number | 28,608 number | 32,808 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,470 number | 24,579 number | 28,828 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,630 number | 23,630 number | 23,630 number | 1 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,144 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107.35 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Mauritius?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Mauritius was 23,630 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 40,706 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,630 number in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Mauritius ranks 158th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.