School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female in Mauritius
Mauritius: School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female was 9,387 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Mauritius, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Mauritius is 9,387 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Mauritius peaked at 22,056 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9,127 number, in 2016.
Mauritius ranks 129th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22,056 number | — |
| 1999 | 20,823 number | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 20,252 number | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 19,642 number | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 19,252 number | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 18,958 number | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 18,660 number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 18,566 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 18,857 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 19,463 number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 20,113 number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 20,712 number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 21,084 number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 10,622 number | -49.6% |
| 2012 | 10,502 number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 10,160 number | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 9,805 number | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 9,376 number | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 9,127 number | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 9,132 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 9,288 number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 9,387 number | +1.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 9,387 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44,466 number, 21% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 9,387 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 205,333 number, 5% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -49.6% | 21,084 number | 10,622 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,440 number | 20,823 number | 22,056 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 19,448 number | 18,566 number | 20,712 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,848 number | 9,127 number | 21,084 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.66 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.21 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,330 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,956 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,539 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 100,395 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 84,530 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Mauritius?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Mauritius was 9,387 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 22,056 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,127 number in 2016.
- How does Mauritius rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Mauritius ranks 129th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.