Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Mauritius

Mauritius: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 173,194 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
173,194 number
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
143rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
228,669 number
in 2004
All-time low
122,882 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Mauritius, 1998–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1998200820191998: 122.9k number1999: 126.6k number2000: 129.3k number2001: 131.0k number2002: 130.5k number2003: 127.8k number2004: 228.7k number2005: 227.4k number2006: 224.6k number2007: 222.0k number2008: 219.4k number2009: 216.8k number2010: 213.9k number2011: 210.3k number2012: 206.3k number2013: 202.3k number2014: 198.3k number2015: 194.3k number2016: 189.6k number2017: 184.5k number2018: 179.0k number2019: 173.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 173,194 number for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2019.

The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Mauritius peaked at 228,669 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 122,882 number, in 1998.

That places Mauritius 143rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 124,762 number 122,882 number 126,642 number 2
2000s 185,745 number 127,808 number 228,669 number 10
2010s 195,172 number 173,194 number 213,864 number 10

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 140 Slovenia 189,357 number compare
  2. 141 Djibouti 182,277 number compare
  3. 142 Equatorial Guinea 177,351 number compare
  4. 144 Bahrain 172,196 number compare
  5. 145 Trinidad and Tobago 136,085 number compare
  6. 146 Estonia 132,886 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Mauritius?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Mauritius was 173,194 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 228,669 number in 2004.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 122,882 number in 1998.
How does Mauritius rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Mauritius ranks 143rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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