School age population, pre-primary education, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 12,733 in 2025. βΌ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Mauritius, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Mauritius stood at 12,733.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Mauritius peaked at 23,022 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 12,447, in 2021.
Mauritius ranks 164th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20,493 | 19,075 | 23,022 | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,276 | 19,592 | 22,846 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,913 | 19,396 | 22,249 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,327 | 18,457 | 20,452 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,173 | 13,031 | 17,927 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,603 | 12,447 | 12,733 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 161 Guyana 16,350 compare
- 162 Cyprus 14,312 compare
- 163 Bhutan 14,080 compare
- 165 French Guiana 12,632 compare
- 166 Cabo Verde 11,966 compare
- 167 Montenegro 10,734 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)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Mauritius?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Mauritius was 12,733 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 23,022 in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,447 in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Mauritius ranks 164th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release