Population of compulsory school age, female in Mauritius

Mauritius: Population of compulsory school age, female was 84,922 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
84,922 number
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
142nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
112,925 number
in 2004
All-time low
60,746 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Mauritius, 1998–2019

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k1998200820191998: 60.7k number1999: 62.6k number2000: 63.9k number2001: 64.7k number2002: 64.5k number2003: 63.1k number2004: 112.9k number2005: 112.2k number2006: 110.8k number2007: 109.5k number2008: 108.2k number2009: 106.7k number2010: 105.2k number2011: 103.4k number2012: 101.4k number2013: 99.3k number2014: 97.3k number2015: 95.3k number2016: 93.0k number2017: 90.5k number2018: 87.8k number2019: 84.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, female in Mauritius stood at 84,922 number.

The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Mauritius peaked at 112,925 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 60,746 number, in 1998.

Mauritius ranks 142nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Population of compulsory school age, female in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Mauritius, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 60,746 number —
1999 62,585 number +3.0%
2000 63,908 number +2.1%
2001 64,719 number +1.3%
2002 64,452 number -0.4%
2003 63,101 number -2.1%
2004 112,925 number +79.0%
2005 112,237 number -0.6%
2006 110,832 number -1.3%
2007 109,494 number -1.2%
2008 108,150 number -1.2%
2009 106,741 number -1.3%
2010 105,206 number -1.4%
2011 103,355 number -1.8%
2012 101,356 number -1.9%
2013 99,325 number -2.0%
2014 97,329 number -2.0%
2015 95,313 number -2.1%
2016 92,993 number -2.4%
2017 90,471 number -2.7%
2018 87,751 number -3.0%
2019 84,922 number -3.2%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 84,922 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 543,924 number, 16% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 84,922 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 million number, 8% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population of compulsory school age, female in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +79.0% 63,101 number 112,925 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61,666 number 60,746 number 62,585 number 2
2000s 91,656 number 63,101 number 112,925 number 10
2010s 95,802 number 84,922 number 105,206 number 10

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 139 Eswatini 102,522 number compare
  2. 140 Slovenia 91,828 number compare
  3. 141 Equatorial Guinea 87,241 number compare
  4. 143 Bahrain 84,143 number compare
  5. 144 Djibouti 84,128 number compare
  6. 145 Trinidad and Tobago 67,032 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Mauritius?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Mauritius was 84,922 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 112,925 number in 2004.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 60,746 number in 1998.
How does Mauritius rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Mauritius ranks 142nd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (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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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.