School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mauritius

Mauritius: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1 GPI
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
56th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2017
All-time low
0.9912 GPI
in 2000
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mauritius, 1998–2019

00.250.50.7511998200820191998: 0.998 GPI1999: 0.999 GPI2000: 0.991 GPI2001: 0.995 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mauritius is 1 GPI, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mauritius peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9912 GPI, in 2000.

That places Mauritius 56th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Mauritius, 1998 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1998 0.9984 GPI —
1999 0.9987 GPI +0.0%
2000 0.9912 GPI -0.8%
2001 0.9953 GPI +0.4%
2002 1.01 GPI +1.0%
2003 1.01 GPI +0.2%
2004 1 GPI -0.4%
2005 1 GPI -0.1%
2006 1 GPI +0.3%
2007 1 GPI -0.3%
2008 1 GPI +0.2%
2009 1.01 GPI +0.4%
2010 1.01 GPI +0.2%
2011 1.01 GPI -0.4%
2012 1 GPI -0.1%
2013 1 GPI -0.2%
2014 1.01 GPI +0.6%
2015 1 GPI -0.5%
2016 1.01 GPI +0.7%
2017 1.01 GPI +0.1%
2018 1.01 GPI -0.2%
2019 1 GPI -0.4%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 1 GPI is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9918 GPI, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 1 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.982 GPI, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9986 GPI 0.9984 GPI 0.9987 GPI 2
2000s 1 GPI 0.9912 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2010s 1.01 GPI 1 GPI 1.01 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 53 Georgia 1.01 GPI compare
  2. 54 Philippines 1.01 GPI compare
  3. 55 Kenya 1.01 GPI compare
  4. 57 Brunei 1 GPI compare
  5. 58 Kuwait 1 GPI compare
  6. 59 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mauritius?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mauritius was 1 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2017.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9912 GPI in 2000.
How does Mauritius rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Mauritius ranks 56th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.