School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Mauritius

Mauritius: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.03 GPI
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
19th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPI
in 2018
All-time low
0.9619 GPI
in 1978
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Mauritius, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Mauritius is 1.03 GPI, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Mauritius peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9619 GPI, in 1978.

That places Mauritius 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Mauritius, 1970 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.9834 GPI —
1971 0.9906 GPI +0.7%
1972 0.9958 GPI +0.5%
1973 0.9923 GPI -0.3%
1974 0.9862 GPI -0.6%
1975 0.9792 GPI -0.7%
1976 0.977 GPI -0.2%
1977 0.9727 GPI -0.4%
1978 0.9619 GPI -1.1%
1979 0.9726 GPI +1.1%
1980 0.9707 GPI -0.2%
1981 0.9831 GPI +1.3%
1982 0.9822 GPI -0.1%
1983 0.9868 GPI +0.5%
1984 0.9942 GPI +0.8%
1985 0.9934 GPI -0.1%
1986 0.9934 GPI +0.0%
1987 0.9989 GPI +0.5%
1988 1 GPI +0.2%
1989 1 GPI +0.3%
1990 1.01 GPI +0.4%
1991 1.01 GPI +0.1%
1992 1.01 GPI +0.4%
1993 1.01 GPI -0.2%
1994 1 GPI -0.7%
1995 0.9992 GPI -0.5%
1996 0.9949 GPI -0.4%
1997 0.9969 GPI +0.2%
1998 0.9988 GPI +0.2%
1999 0.9976 GPI -0.1%
2000 0.9897 GPI -0.8%
2001 0.9931 GPI +0.3%
2002 0.9988 GPI +0.6%
2003 0.9997 GPI +0.1%
2004 0.9984 GPI -0.1%
2005 0.9984 GPI -0.0%
2006 0.9978 GPI -0.1%
2007 0.9993 GPI +0.1%
2008 0.9945 GPI -0.5%
2009 1 GPI +0.8%
2010 1 GPI +0.3%
2011 1.01 GPI +0.3%
2012 1.01 GPI -0.1%
2013 1.02 GPI +1.0%
2014 1.02 GPI +0.4%
2015 1.02 GPI -0.3%
2016 1.02 GPI +0.1%
2017 1.02 GPI -0.0%
2018 1.03 GPI +0.8%
2019 1.03 GPI -0.2%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 1.03 GPI is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9846 GPI, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 1.03 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9648 GPI, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9812 GPI 0.9619 GPI 0.9958 GPI 10
1980s 0.9907 GPI 0.9707 GPI 1 GPI 10
1990s 1 GPI 0.9949 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2000s 0.9972 GPI 0.9897 GPI 1 GPI 10
2010s 1.02 GPI 1 GPI 1.03 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 16 Malawi 1.03 GPI compare
  2. 17 Maldives 1.03 GPI compare
  3. 18 Sierra Leone 1.03 GPI compare
  4. 20 Qatar 1.02 GPI compare
  5. 21 Gibraltar 1.02 GPI compare
  6. 22 Vietnam 1.02 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Mauritius?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Mauritius was 1.03 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9619 GPI in 1978.
How does Mauritius rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Mauritius ranks 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,121 data points, 1970–2020
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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.