School age population, early childhood educational development in Mauritius

Mauritius: School age population, early childhood educational development was 6,280 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
6,280 number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
81st
of 92 countries
All-time high
7,535 number
in 2011
All-time low
6,280 number
in 2019
Years of data
9
2011–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Mauritius, 2011–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2011201520192011: 7.5k number2012: 7.1k number2013: 7.2k number2014: 6.9k number2015: 6.7k number2016: 6.6k number2017: 6.5k number2018: 6.3k number2019: 6.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Mauritius is 6,280 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Mauritius peaked at 7,535 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6,280 number, in 2019.

Mauritius ranks 81st of 92 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in Mauritius, 2011 to 2019.
Year number Change
2011 7,535 number
2012 7,069 number -6.2%
2013 7,159 number +1.3%
2014 6,899 number -3.6%
2015 6,690 number -3.0%
2016 6,598 number -1.4%
2017 6,538 number -0.9%
2018 6,333 number -3.1%
2019 6,280 number -0.8%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 6,280 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135,914 number, 5% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 6,280 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 234,628 number, 3% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 78 Estonia 19,517 number compare
  2. 79 Cyprus 13,673 number compare
  3. 80 Montenegro 7,105 number compare
  4. 82 Iceland 5,852 number compare
  5. 83 Barbados 4,469 number compare
  6. 84 Sao Tome and Principe 3,126 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Mauritius?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Mauritius was 6,280 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 7,535 number in 2011.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 6,280 number in 2019.
How does Mauritius rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Mauritius ranks 81st out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/