School age population, tertiary education, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: School age population, tertiary education, female was 47,409 number in 2017. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Mauritius, 1970β2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Mauritius is 47,409 number, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Mauritius peaked at 56,307 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 38,312 number, in 1970.
That places Mauritius 149th out of 203 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43,318 number | 38,312 number | 49,235 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 52,999 number | 50,405 number | 56,245 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 54,628 number | 52,895 number | 56,307 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,648 number | 46,193 number | 55,042 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,966 number | 47,409 number | 51,545 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 146 Eswatini 61,258 number compare
- 147 Timor-Leste 60,627 number compare
- 148 Slovenia 48,066 number compare
- 150 Equatorial Guinea 43,615 number compare
- 151 Qatar 43,533 number compare
- 152 Trinidad and Tobago 42,767 number compare
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, tertiary education, female in Mauritius?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Mauritius was 47,409 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 56,307 number in 1990.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,312 number in 1970.
- How does Mauritius rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Mauritius ranks 149th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.