Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Mauritius

Mauritius: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 12,166 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
12,166 number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
90th
of 136 countries
All-time high
21,151 number
in 1998
All-time low
9,677 number
in 2015
Years of data
11
1998–2019

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Mauritius, 1998–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1998200820191998: 21.2k number1999: 18.4k number2000: 15.6k number2001: 14.5k number2002: 14.6k number2004: 11.3k number2015: 9.7k number2016: 10.8k number2017: 11.2k number2018: 11.9k number2019: 12.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Mauritius is 12,166 number, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Mauritius peaked at 21,151 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9,677 number, in 2015.

Mauritius ranks 90th of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number) in Mauritius, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 21,151 number
1999 18,435 number -12.8%
2000 15,562 number -15.6%
2001 14,461 number -7.1%
2002 14,566 number +0.7%
2004 11,314 number -22.3%
2015 9,677 number -14.5%
2016 10,788 number +11.5%
2017 11,219 number +4.0%
2018 11,865 number +5.8%
2019 12,166 number +2.5%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 12,166 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49,735 number, 24% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 12,166 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 451,964 number, 3% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19,793 number 18,435 number 21,151 number 2
2000s 13,976 number 11,314 number 15,562 number 4
2010s 11,143 number 9,677 number 12,166 number 5

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 87 Bhutan 14,094 number compare
  2. 88 Hong Kong, China 13,899 number compare
  3. 89 Uruguay 12,690 number compare
  4. 91 Oman 12,152 number compare
  5. 92 Bahamas 10,705 number compare
  6. 93 Fiji 10,171 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Mauritius?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Mauritius was 12,166 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 21,151 number in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 9,677 number in 2015.
How does Mauritius rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Mauritius ranks 90th out of 136 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/