School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Mauritius
Mauritius: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 17,814 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Mauritius, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Mauritius stood at 17,814. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Mauritius peaked at 45,487 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 17,814, in 2025.
Mauritius ranks 136th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 45,487 | — |
| 1999 | 45,280 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 43,624 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 41,670 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 39,170 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 37,848 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 36,674 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 36,531 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 37,855 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 39,779 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 41,592 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 43,018 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 44,191 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 22,374 | -49.4% |
| 2012 | 20,932 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 20,195 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 19,952 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 19,195 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 19,787 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 19,493 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 19,258 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 19,677 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 19,912 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 19,232 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 19,483 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 18,842 | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 17,814 | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,384 | 45,280 | 45,487 | 2 |
| 2000s | 39,776 | 36,531 | 43,624 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,505 | 19,195 | 44,191 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,057 | 17,814 | 19,912 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 133 Slovenia 20,634 compare
- 134 North Macedonia 20,006 compare
- 135 Cyprus 18,809 compare
- 137 Solomon Islands 16,120 compare
- 138 Belize 15,412 compare
- 139 Montenegro 15,081 compare
More education data for Mauritius
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Mauritius?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Mauritius was 17,814 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 45,487 in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,814 in 2025.
- How does Mauritius rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Mauritius ranks 136th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release