School age population, primary education, both sexes in Mauritius
Mauritius: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 83,856 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Mauritius, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 83,856 number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Mauritius peaked at 158,699 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 83,856 number, in 2020.
Mauritius ranks 161st of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 147,554 number | 137,419 number | 158,699 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 130,489 number | 123,844 number | 138,972 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 120,710 number | 117,213 number | 126,642 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 122,337 number | 114,678 number | 130,981 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,732 number | 86,143 number | 114,249 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 83,856 number | 83,856 number | 83,856 number | 1 |
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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, primary education, both sexes in Mauritius?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Mauritius was 83,856 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 158,699 number in 1971.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 83,856 number in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Mauritius ranks 161st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.