School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Mauritius
Mauritius: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.4 GPI in 2017. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Mauritius, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 1.4 GPI for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in 2017. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Mauritius peaked at 1.4 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0493 GPI, in 1970.
That places Mauritius 49th out of 177 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0493 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.2295 GPI | +365.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1635 GPI | -28.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1903 GPI | +16.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1841 GPI | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1571 GPI | -14.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2054 GPI | +30.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3326 GPI | +61.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3583 GPI | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3734 GPI | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4407 GPI | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4126 GPI | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3456 GPI | -16.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4379 GPI | +26.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3928 GPI | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6004 GPI | +52.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5228 GPI | -12.9% |
| 1987 | 0.646 GPI | +23.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5224 GPI | -19.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5418 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5957 GPI | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7301 GPI | +22.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8461 GPI | +15.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9987 GPI | +18.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8427 GPI | -15.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7999 GPI | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8542 GPI | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 1.24 GPI | +45.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9789 GPI | -21.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9221 GPI | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9672 GPI | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPI | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.17 GPI | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 1.24 GPI | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.19 GPI | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.21 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.3 GPI | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 1.33 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.22 GPI | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 1.23 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.31 GPI | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.29 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.4 GPI | +8.7% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1.4 GPI is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.32 GPI, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 1.4 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7194 GPI, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 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 | +365.2% | 0.0493 GPI | 0.2295 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2243 GPI | 0.0493 GPI | 0.3734 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4863 GPI | 0.3456 GPI | 0.646 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8022 GPI | 0.5957 GPI | 0.9987 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPI | 0.8542 GPI | 1.24 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 GPI | 1.21 GPI | 1.4 GPI | 8 |
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, gender parity index in Mauritius?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Mauritius was 1.4 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0493 GPI in 1970.
- How does Mauritius rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Mauritius ranks 49th out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.