School age population, lower secondary education, male in Mauritius
Mauritius: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 24,544 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Mauritius, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Mauritius is 24,544 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 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Mauritius peaked at 41,707 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 24,544 number, in 2020.
That places Mauritius 158th out of 205 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, lower secondary education, male in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 34,924 number | — |
| 1971 | 36,026 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 37,355 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 38,901 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 40,528 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 41,707 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 39,970 number | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 38,191 number | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 37,028 number | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 36,593 number | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 36,640 number | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 36,474 number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 36,038 number | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 35,479 number | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 34,897 number | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 34,324 number | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 33,732 number | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 33,221 number | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 32,738 number | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 32,273 number | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 31,889 number | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 31,684 number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 31,550 number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 31,465 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 31,403 number | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 31,242 number | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 30,668 number | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 30,110 number | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 29,650 number | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 29,289 number | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 29,239 number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 29,910 number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 30,895 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 31,973 number | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 32,973 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 33,583 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 32,966 number | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 32,016 number | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 31,060 number | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 30,252 number | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 29,678 number | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 29,310 number | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 29,223 number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 29,312 number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 29,414 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 29,332 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 28,689 number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 27,708 number | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 26,614 number | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 25,549 number | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 24,544 number | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38,122 number | 34,924 number | 41,707 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,582 number | 32,273 number | 36,640 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,895 number | 29,289 number | 31,889 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,487 number | 29,239 number | 33,583 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,483 number | 25,549 number | 29,678 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,544 number | 24,544 number | 24,544 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, male in Mauritius?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Mauritius was 24,544 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 41,707 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,544 number in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Mauritius ranks 158th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.