School age population, secondary education, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: School age population, secondary education, female was 59,693 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, female in Mauritius, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, female in Mauritius stood at 59,693 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Mauritius peaked at 85,254 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 59,693 number, in 2020.
That places Mauritius 152nd 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, female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 71,267 number | — |
| 1971 | 73,414 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 75,422 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 77,785 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 80,850 number | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 84,415 number | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 85,254 number | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 84,620 number | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 83,139 number | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 81,576 number | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 80,641 number | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 81,511 number | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 81,994 number | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 82,060 number | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 81,744 number | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 81,030 number | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 79,628 number | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 78,268 number | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 77,051 number | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 75,955 number | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 75,002 number | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 74,018 number | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 73,105 number | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 72,302 number | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 71,662 number | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 71,133 number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 70,846 number | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 70,251 number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 69,428 number | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 68,462 number | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 67,727 number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 67,740 number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 68,210 number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 69,121 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 70,536 number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 72,171 number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 72,834 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 73,014 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 72,620 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 71,666 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 70,329 number | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 68,889 number | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 67,440 number | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 66,298 number | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 65,556 number | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 65,178 number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 64,847 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 64,220 number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 63,134 number | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 61,610 number | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 59,693 number | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79,774 number | 71,267 number | 85,254 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 79,988 number | 75,955 number | 82,060 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 71,621 number | 68,462 number | 75,002 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 70,564 number | 67,727 number | 73,014 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,750 number | 61,610 number | 70,329 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,693 number | 59,693 number | 59,693 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, female in Mauritius?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Mauritius was 59,693 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 85,254 number in 1976.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,693 number in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Mauritius ranks 152nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.