School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Mauritius
Mauritius: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1 GPI in 2025. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritius, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2025, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritius stood at 1 GPI.
The figure is down 25.1% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritius peaked at 1.34 GPI in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0516 GPI, in 1970.
Mauritius ranks 143rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0516 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.2365 GPI | +358.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1672 GPI | -29.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1959 GPI | +17.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1925 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1659 GPI | -13.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2152 GPI | +29.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3431 GPI | +59.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3701 GPI | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3902 GPI | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4659 GPI | +19.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4384 GPI | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3615 GPI | -17.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4518 GPI | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4015 GPI | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6123 GPI | +52.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5357 GPI | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6667 GPI | +24.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5444 GPI | -18.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5694 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6268 GPI | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7685 GPI | +22.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8861 GPI | +15.3% |
| 1995 | 1.04 GPI | +17.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8863 GPI | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8505 GPI | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9103 GPI | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 1.2 GPI | +31.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9779 GPI | -18.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9258 GPI | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9716 GPI | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPI | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.15 GPI | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 1.19 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.16 GPI | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.18 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.25 GPI | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 1.25 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.19 GPI | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 1.19 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.23 GPI | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.21 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.28 GPI | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.28 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.28 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.32 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.34 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.26 GPI | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 1.34 GPI | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 1.33 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1 GPI | -25.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +358.3% | 0.0516 GPI | 0.2365 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2328 GPI | 0.0516 GPI | 0.3902 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5047 GPI | 0.3615 GPI | 0.6667 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8435 GPI | 0.6268 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPI | 0.9103 GPI | 1.2 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 GPI | 1.18 GPI | 1.28 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.34 GPI | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 140 San Marino 1.01 GPI compare
- 141 Saudi Arabia 1.01 GPI compare
- 142 Sudan 1 GPI compare
- 144 Angola 0.9887 GPI compare
- 145 Eswatini 0.9874 GPI compare
- 146 Cote d'Ivoire 0.983 GPI compare
More education data for Mauritius
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.66 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.21 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,330 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,956 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,539 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 100,395 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 84,530 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritius?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritius was 1 GPI in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 GPI in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0516 GPI in 1970.
- How does Mauritius rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Mauritius ranks 143rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.