School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Mauritius
Mauritius: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 6,567 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Mauritius, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 6,567 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Mauritius peaked at 13,297 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6,567 number, in 2020.
Mauritius ranks 160th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13,297 number | — |
| 1971 | 12,752 number | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 12,008 number | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 11,238 number | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 10,663 number | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 10,529 number | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 10,566 number | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 10,750 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 10,983 number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 11,139 number | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 11,086 number | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 10,973 number | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 10,871 number | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 10,774 number | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 10,672 number | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 10,543 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 10,511 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 10,495 number | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 10,466 number | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 10,386 number | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 10,207 number | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 10,054 number | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 9,905 number | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 9,823 number | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 9,893 number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 10,215 number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 10,636 number | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 11,101 number | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 11,465 number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 11,534 number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 11,087 number | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 10,688 number | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 10,153 number | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 9,627 number | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 9,308 number | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 9,417 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 9,470 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 9,586 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 9,660 number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 9,556 number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 9,116 number | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 8,737 number | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 8,295 number | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 7,849 number | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 7,487 number | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 7,307 number | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 7,109 number | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 6,960 number | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 6,839 number | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 6,720 number | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 6,567 number | -2.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 6,567 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,544 number, 11% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 6,567 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 186,312 number, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,392 number | 10,529 number | 13,297 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,678 number | 10,386 number | 11,086 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,483 number | 9,823 number | 11,534 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,855 number | 9,308 number | 11,087 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,642 number | 6,720 number | 9,116 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,567 number | 6,567 number | 6,567 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0409 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Mauritius?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Mauritius was 6,567 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 13,297 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,567 number in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Mauritius ranks 160th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/