School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Mauritius
Mauritius: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 121,763 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Mauritius, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 121,763 number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Mauritius peaked at 173,503 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 121,763 number, in 2020.
That places Mauritius 153rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 147,156 number | — |
| 1971 | 150,921 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 154,882 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 159,790 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 166,082 number | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 173,115 number | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 173,503 number | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 171,620 number | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 168,565 number | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 165,546 number | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 163,705 number | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 165,171 number | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 165,821 number | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 165,680 number | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 164,805 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 163,200 number | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 160,426 number | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 157,741 number | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 155,317 number | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 153,105 number | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 151,173 number | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 149,410 number | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 147,776 number | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 146,358 number | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 145,269 number | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 144,371 number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 143,703 number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 142,463 number | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 140,773 number | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 138,794 number | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 137,251 number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 137,088 number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 137,925 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 139,747 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 142,638 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 146,001 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 147,294 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 147,612 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 146,803 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 144,912 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 142,304 number | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 139,528 number | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 136,708 number | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 134,508 number | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 133,129 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 132,493 number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 132,008 number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 130,868 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 128,737 number | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 125,673 number | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 121,763 number | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 163,118 number | 147,156 number | 173,503 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 161,497 number | 153,105 number | 165,821 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 145,009 number | 138,794 number | 151,173 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 142,727 number | 137,088 number | 147,612 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 133,596 number | 125,673 number | 142,304 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 121,763 number | 121,763 number | 121,763 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, secondary education, both sexes in Mauritius?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Mauritius was 121,763 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 173,503 number in 1976.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 121,763 number in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Mauritius ranks 153rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.