Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Mauritius

Mauritius: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 0.9939 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9939 GPI
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
125th
of 154 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 2008
All-time low
0.9732 GPI
in 2007
Years of data
32
1983–2018

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Mauritius, 1983–2018

00.250.50.7511983200020181983: 1 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 0.993 GPI1987: 1 GPI1988: 1 GPI1989: 1 GPI1990: 0.998 GPI1991: 1 GPI1992: 0.981 GPI1997: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 0.988 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 0.997 GPI2007: 0.973 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 0.985 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 0.991 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 0.994 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 0.9939 GPI for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 2018.

The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Mauritius peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.9732 GPI, in 2007.

That places Mauritius 125th out of 154 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Mauritius, 1983 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1983 1.03 GPI
1984 1.01 GPI -1.2%
1985 1.01 GPI -0.3%
1986 0.9929 GPI -1.9%
1987 1 GPI +0.8%
1988 1 GPI +0.3%
1989 1.01 GPI +0.1%
1990 0.9979 GPI -0.7%
1991 1.02 GPI +2.3%
1992 0.9813 GPI -3.8%
1997 1.02 GPI +4.0%
1998 1.01 GPI -0.6%
1999 0.988 GPI -2.6%
2000 1.01 GPI +2.1%
2001 1.03 GPI +2.2%
2002 1 GPI -2.7%
2003 1 GPI -0.1%
2004 1.01 GPI +0.7%
2005 1.03 GPI +1.7%
2006 0.9965 GPI -2.8%
2007 0.9732 GPI -2.3%
2008 1.04 GPI +7.1%
2009 0.9851 GPI -5.4%
2010 1.01 GPI +2.0%
2011 1 GPI -0.1%
2012 1.04 GPI +3.3%
2013 1.01 GPI -2.4%
2014 0.9909 GPI -2.2%
2015 1.01 GPI +2.3%
2016 1.01 GPI -0.3%
2017 1.02 GPI +1.3%
2018 0.9939 GPI -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.01 GPI 0.9929 GPI 1.03 GPI 7
1990s 1 GPI 0.9813 GPI 1.02 GPI 6
2000s 1.01 GPI 0.9732 GPI 1.04 GPI 10
2010s 1.01 GPI 0.9909 GPI 1.04 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 122 Germany 0.9956 GPI compare
  2. 123 Eritrea 0.9953 GPI compare
  3. 124 Iceland 0.9953 GPI compare
  4. 126 Greece 0.9939 GPI compare
  5. 127 Ukraine 0.9931 GPI compare
  6. 128 Bahamas 0.9927 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Mauritius?
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Mauritius was 0.9939 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2008.
What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9732 GPI in 2007.
How does Mauritius rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
Mauritius ranks 125th out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
199 places, 4,879 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Ratio of female survival rate to the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. 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.