School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Mauritius
Mauritius: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 19,078 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Mauritius, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Mauritius stood at 19,078 number.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Mauritius peaked at 44,065 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 18,438 number, in 2016.
That places Mauritius 130th out of 164 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 44,065 number | — |
| 1999 | 42,046 number | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 41,047 number | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 39,842 number | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 38,985 number | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 38,332 number | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 37,710 number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 37,528 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 38,133 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 39,350 number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 40,637 number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 41,801 number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 42,501 number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 21,412 number | -49.6% |
| 2012 | 21,186 number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 20,512 number | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 19,799 number | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 18,925 number | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 18,438 number | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 18,482 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 18,837 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 19,078 number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43,056 number | 42,046 number | 44,065 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 39,336 number | 37,528 number | 41,801 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,917 number | 18,438 number | 42,501 number | 10 |
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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 19,078 number in 2019, 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 44,065 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,438 number in 2016.
- How does Mauritius rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Mauritius ranks 130th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.