School age population, primary education, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: School age population, primary education, female was 41,128 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Mauritius, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Mauritius stood at 41,128 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Mauritius peaked at 77,759 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 41,128 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 | 72,830 number | 68,215 number | 77,759 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 64,670 number | 60,947 number | 69,102 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 59,475 number | 57,856 number | 62,585 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,309 number | 56,326 number | 64,719 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,387 number | 42,254 number | 56,048 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,128 number | 41,128 number | 41,128 number | 1 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- 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 6,144 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.23 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Mauritius?
- School age population, primary education, female in Mauritius was 41,128 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 77,759 number in 1971.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,128 number in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Mauritius ranks 161st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.