School age population, secondary education, male in Mauritius
Mauritius: School age population, secondary education, male was 62,070 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, male in Mauritius, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Mauritius is 62,070 number, measured in 2020. 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 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Mauritius peaked at 88,700 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 62,070 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, male in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 75,889 number | — |
| 1971 | 77,507 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 79,460 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 82,005 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 85,232 number | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 88,700 number | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 88,249 number | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 87,000 number | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 85,426 number | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 83,970 number | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 83,064 number | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 83,660 number | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 83,827 number | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 83,620 number | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 83,061 number | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 82,170 number | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 80,798 number | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 79,473 number | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 78,266 number | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 77,150 number | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 76,171 number | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 75,392 number | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 74,671 number | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 74,056 number | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 73,607 number | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 73,238 number | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 72,857 number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 72,212 number | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 71,345 number | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 70,332 number | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 69,524 number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 69,348 number | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 69,715 number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 70,626 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 72,102 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 73,830 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 74,460 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 74,598 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 74,183 number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 73,246 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 71,975 number | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 70,639 number | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 69,268 number | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 68,210 number | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 67,573 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 67,315 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 67,161 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 66,648 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 65,603 number | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 64,063 number | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 62,070 number | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83,344 number | 75,889 number | 88,700 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 81,509 number | 77,150 number | 83,827 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 73,388 number | 70,332 number | 76,171 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 72,163 number | 69,348 number | 74,598 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,846 number | 64,063 number | 71,975 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 62,070 number | 62,070 number | 62,070 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, male in Mauritius?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Mauritius was 62,070 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 88,700 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,070 number in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Mauritius ranks 153rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.