School age population, primary education, male in Mauritius
Mauritius: School age population, primary education, male was 42,728 number in 2020. βΌ Falling
School age population, primary education, male in Mauritius, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 42,728 number for school age population, primary education, male in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Mauritius peaked at 80,940 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 42,728 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 | 74,724 number | 69,204 number | 80,940 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 65,819 number | 62,897 number | 69,870 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 61,235 number | 59,357 number | 64,057 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 62,028 number | 58,316 number | 66,262 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 51,346 number | 43,889 number | 58,201 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,728 number | 42,728 number | 42,728 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)
- 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, primary education, male in Mauritius?
- School age population, primary education, male in Mauritius was 42,728 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 80,940 number in 1971.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,728 number in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Mauritius ranks 161st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.