Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Mauritius
Mauritius: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.09 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Mauritius, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2017, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Mauritius stood at 1.09 GPI. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Mauritius peaked at 1.09 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9167 GPI, in 1972.
Mauritius ranks 30th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9184 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9167 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9228 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9253 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.925 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9261 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9345 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.9425 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9472 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9622 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9589 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9575 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9609 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9577 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9697 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9709 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9772 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9915 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9935 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.999 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9771 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.968 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.997 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9943 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9885 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9868 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9889 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.07 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPI | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9287 GPI | 0.9167 GPI | 0.9472 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.97 GPI | 0.9575 GPI | 0.9935 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.988 GPI | 0.9771 GPI | 0.999 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 GPI | 0.968 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 8 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 41,493 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0333 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43,037 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0345 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 100,395 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -6.5 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,144 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 8.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Mauritius?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Mauritius was 1.09 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9167 GPI in 1972.
- How does Mauritius rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Mauritius ranks 30th out of 173 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.