Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Mauritius

Mauritius: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 7,884 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
7,884 number
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
158th
of 205 countries
All-time high
13,980 number
in 1974
All-time low
7,884 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Mauritius, 1970–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Mauritius stood at 7,884 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Mauritius peaked at 13,980 number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 7,884 number, in 2020.

Mauritius ranks 158th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number) in Mauritius, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 12,117 number
1971 12,593 number +3.9%
1972 13,044 number +3.6%
1973 13,573 number +4.1%
1974 13,980 number +3.0%
1975 13,923 number -0.4%
1976 13,036 number -6.4%
1977 12,510 number -4.0%
1978 12,272 number -1.9%
1979 12,205 number -0.5%
1980 12,211 number +0.0%
1981 12,040 number -1.4%
1982 11,861 number -1.5%
1983 11,664 number -1.7%
1984 11,462 number -1.7%
1985 11,285 number -1.5%
1986 11,111 number -1.5%
1987 10,940 number -1.5%
1988 10,769 number -1.6%
1989 10,628 number -1.3%
1990 10,552 number -0.7%
1991 10,530 number -0.2%
1992 10,495 number -0.3%
1993 10,481 number -0.1%
1994 10,441 number -0.4%
1995 10,288 number -1.5%
1996 10,033 number -2.5%
1997 9,876 number -1.6%
1998 9,732 number -1.5%
1999 9,692 number -0.4%
2000 9,907 number +2.2%
2001 10,330 number +4.3%
2002 10,676 number +3.3%
2003 11,031 number +3.3%
2004 11,271 number +2.2%
2005 11,173 number -0.9%
2006 10,719 number -4.1%
2007 10,386 number -3.1%
2008 10,092 number -2.8%
2009 9,866 number -2.2%
2010 9,815 number -0.5%
2011 9,823 number +0.1%
2012 9,814 number -0.1%
2013 9,840 number +0.3%
2014 9,825 number -0.2%
2015 9,620 number -2.1%
2016 9,228 number -4.1%
2017 8,872 number -3.9%
2018 8,518 number -4.0%
2019 8,171 number -4.1%
2020 7,884 number -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12,925 number 12,117 number 13,980 number 10
1980s 11,397 number 10,628 number 12,211 number 10
1990s 10,212 number 9,692 number 10,552 number 10
2000s 10,545 number 9,866 number 11,271 number 10
2010s 9,353 number 8,171 number 9,840 number 10
2020s 7,884 number 7,884 number 7,884 number 1

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 155 Bahrain 9,004 number compare
  2. 156 Fiji 8,489 number compare
  3. 157 Solomon Islands 8,062 number compare
  4. 159 Estonia 7,356 number compare
  5. 160 Guyana 7,151 number compare
  6. 161 Bhutan 6,826 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Mauritius?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Mauritius was 7,884 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 13,980 number in 1974.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 7,884 number in 2020.
How does Mauritius rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Mauritius ranks 158th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.