School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritius
Mauritius: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.08 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritius, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritius is 1.08 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritius peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9218 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Mauritius 50th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9218 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9231 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9366 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9481 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9555 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9647 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9757 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.985 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9921 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9958 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9957 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9999 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9987 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9878 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9847 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9892 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9558 GPIA | 0.9218 GPIA | 0.9921 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9958 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9847 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 2 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,144 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107.35 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritius?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritius was 1.08 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9218 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Mauritius rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Mauritius ranks 50th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release