Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (Population male) in Mauritius

Mauritius: Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (Population male) was 88,272 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
88,272 number
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
143rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
115,744 number
in 2004
All-time low
62,136 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k1998200820191998: 62.1k number1999: 64.1k number2000: 65.4k number2001: 66.3k number2002: 66.0k number2003: 64.7k number2004: 115.7k number2005: 115.2k number2006: 113.8k number2007: 112.5k number2008: 111.3k number2009: 110.0k number2010: 108.7k number2011: 106.9k number2012: 105.0k number2013: 103.0k number2014: 101.0k number2015: 99.0k number2016: 96.6k number2017: 94.1k number2018: 91.2k number2019: 88.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 88,272 number for population of compulsory school age, male in 2019.

The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Mauritius peaked at 115,744 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 62,136 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.

Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (Population male) in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in Mauritius, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 62,136 number —
1999 64,057 number +3.1%
2000 65,431 number +2.1%
2001 66,262 number +1.3%
2002 66,021 number -0.4%
2003 64,707 number -2.0%
2004 115,744 number +78.9%
2005 115,181 number -0.5%
2006 113,767 number -1.2%
2007 112,490 number -1.1%
2008 111,265 number -1.1%
2009 110,025 number -1.1%
2010 108,658 number -1.2%
2011 106,921 number -1.6%
2012 104,980 number -1.8%
2013 102,983 number -1.9%
2014 100,994 number -1.9%
2015 98,951 number -2.0%
2016 96,639 number -2.3%
2017 94,064 number -2.7%
2018 91,238 number -3.0%
2019 88,272 number -3.3%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 88,272 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 572,410 number, 15% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 88,272 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03 million number, 9% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (Population male) 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 +78.9% 64,707 number 115,744 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 63,096 number 62,136 number 64,057 number 2
2000s 94,089 number 64,707 number 115,744 number 10
2010s 99,370 number 88,272 number 108,658 number 10

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 140 Djibouti 98,149 number compare
  2. 141 Slovenia 97,529 number compare
  3. 142 Equatorial Guinea 90,110 number compare
  4. 144 Bahrain 88,053 number compare
  5. 145 Trinidad and Tobago 69,053 number compare
  6. 146 Estonia 68,374 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Mauritius?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Mauritius was 88,272 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 115,744 number in 2004.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 62,136 number in 1998.
How does Mauritius rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Mauritius ranks 143rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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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