Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Mauritius
Mauritius: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Mauritius, 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 1.03 GPI for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Mauritius peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9756 GPI, in 1977.
Mauritius ranks 32nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9869 GPI | 0.9756 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.9997 GPI | 0.9829 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 29 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.03 GPI compare
- 30 Puerto Rico 1.03 GPI compare
- 31 British Virgin Islands 1.03 GPI compare
- 33 Sierra Leone 1.03 GPI compare
- 34 Viet Nam 1.03 GPI compare
- 35 Ecuador 1.03 GPI compare
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Mauritius?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Mauritius was 1.03 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9756 GPI in 1977.
- How does Mauritius rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Mauritius ranks 32nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. 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.