Enrolment in primary education, male in Mauritius

Mauritius: Enrolment in primary education, male was 43,133 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
43,133 number
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
159th
of 202 countries
All-time high
79,412 number
in 1972
All-time low
43,133 number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Enrolment in primary education, male in Mauritius, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in primary education, male in Mauritius stood at 43,133 number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Mauritius peaked at 79,412 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 43,133 number, in 2019.

That places Mauritius 159th out of 202 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

Enrolment in primary education, male in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in Mauritius, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 77,360 number
1971 78,053 number +0.9%
1972 79,412 number +1.7%
1973 78,893 number -0.7%
1974 77,676 number -1.5%
1975 76,862 number -1.0%
1976 73,673 number -4.1%
1977 72,021 number -2.2%
1978 71,052 number -1.3%
1979 66,453 number -6.5%
1980 65,725 number -1.1%
1981 68,698 number +4.5%
1982 69,500 number +1.2%
1983 70,292 number +1.1%
1984 68,371 number -2.7%
1985 71,186 number +4.1%
1986 73,281 number +2.9%
1987 72,920 number -0.5%
1988 70,969 number -2.7%
1989 69,845 number -1.6%
1990 69,555 number -0.4%
1991 68,513 number -1.5%
1992 65,672 number -4.1%
1993 63,543 number -3.2%
1994 62,436 number -1.7%
1995 62,300 number -0.2%
1996 63,210 number +1.5%
1997 64,386 number +1.9%
1998 66,034 number +2.6%
1999 67,559 number +2.3%
2000 68,711 number +1.7%
2001 68,014 number -1.0%
2002 67,029 number -1.4%
2003 65,624 number -2.1%
2004 64,019 number -2.4%
2005 62,729 number -2.0%
2006 61,687 number -1.7%
2007 60,641 number -1.7%
2008 60,693 number +0.1%
2009 59,948 number -1.2%
2010 59,672 number -0.5%
2011 58,935 number -1.2%
2012 57,748 number -2.0%
2013 55,192 number -4.4%
2014 53,240 number -3.5%
2015 51,357 number -3.5%
2016 49,153 number -4.3%
2017 46,971 number -4.4%
2018 45,072 number -4.0%
2019 43,133 number -4.3%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 43,133 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 220,224 number, 20% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 43,133 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.10 million number, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 75,146 number 66,453 number 79,412 number 10
1980s 70,079 number 65,725 number 73,281 number 10
1990s 65,321 number 62,300 number 69,555 number 10
2000s 63,910 number 59,948 number 68,711 number 10
2010s 52,047 number 43,133 number 59,672 number 10

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 156 Equatorial Guinea 47,541 number compare
  2. 157 Bhutan 47,449 number compare
  3. 158 Estonia 45,329 number compare
  4. 160 Djibouti 36,966 number compare
  5. 161 Suriname 35,321 number compare
  6. 162 Cape Verde 33,472 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, male in Mauritius?
Enrolment in primary education, male in Mauritius was 43,133 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 79,412 number in 1972.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 43,133 number in 2019.
How does Mauritius rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
Mauritius ranks 159th out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. 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 Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.