School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Mauritius
Mauritius: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritius, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritius is 1 GPIA, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 25.1% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritius peaked at 1.34 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0516 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Mauritius 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0516 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.2365 GPIA | +358.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1672 GPIA | -29.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1959 GPIA | +17.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1925 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1659 GPIA | -13.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2152 GPIA | +29.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3431 GPIA | +59.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3701 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3902 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4659 GPIA | +19.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4384 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3615 GPIA | -17.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4518 GPIA | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4015 GPIA | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6123 GPIA | +52.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5357 GPIA | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6667 GPIA | +24.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5444 GPIA | -18.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5694 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6268 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7685 GPIA | +22.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8861 GPIA | +15.3% |
| 1995 | 1.04 GPIA | +17.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8863 GPIA | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8505 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9103 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 1.2 GPIA | +31.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9779 GPIA | -18.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9258 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9716 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.15 GPIA | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 1.19 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.16 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.18 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.25 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 1.25 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.19 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.23 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.21 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.28 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.28 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.28 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.32 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.34 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.26 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 1.34 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1 GPIA | -25.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.26 GPIA, 79% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 1 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7817 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 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 GPIA | 0.2365 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2328 GPIA | 0.0516 GPIA | 0.3902 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5047 GPIA | 0.3615 GPIA | 0.6667 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8435 GPIA | 0.6268 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.9103 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritius?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritius was 1 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0516 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Mauritius rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mauritius ranks 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release