School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Mauritius
Mauritius: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 26,055 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Mauritius, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Mauritius is 26,055 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Mauritius peaked at 51,031 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 26,055 number, in 2019.
Mauritius ranks 162nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 51,031 number | — |
| 1971 | 48,590 number | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 45,579 number | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 42,702 number | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 41,846 number | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 41,017 number | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 41,518 number | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 42,516 number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 43,584 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 43,661 number | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 43,846 number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 43,417 number | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 43,003 number | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 42,580 number | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 42,122 number | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 41,508 number | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 41,342 number | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 41,221 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 41,036 number | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 40,197 number | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 39,883 number | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 39,362 number | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 38,962 number | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 38,913 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 40,249 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 41,119 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 42,881 number | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 44,658 number | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 45,841 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 44,194 number | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 43,132 number | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 41,230 number | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 38,929 number | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 36,878 number | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 37,302 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 36,994 number | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 37,334 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 37,811 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 37,990 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 36,299 number | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 35,064 number | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 33,448 number | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 31,656 number | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 29,954 number | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 29,206 number | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 28,283 number | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 27,601 number | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 27,097 number | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 26,685 number | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 26,055 number | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44,204 number | 41,017 number | 51,031 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 42,027 number | 40,197 number | 43,846 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 41,606 number | 38,913 number | 45,841 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,390 number | 36,299 number | 43,132 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,505 number | 26,055 number | 35,064 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 159 Trinidad and Tobago 37,908 number compare
- 160 Cape Verde 32,315 number compare
- 161 Cyprus 27,987 number compare
- 163 Bhutan 24,547 number compare
- 164 Maldives 22,797 number compare
- 165 Montenegro 21,870 number compare
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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Mauritius?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Mauritius was 26,055 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 51,031 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,055 number in 2019.
- How does Mauritius rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Mauritius ranks 162nd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.