School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritius
Mauritius: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2025. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritius, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2025, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritius stood at 1 GPI.
The figure is down 25.1% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritius peaked at 1.34 GPI in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0516 GPI, in 1970.
Mauritius ranks 143rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2328 GPI | 0.0516 GPI | 0.3902 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5047 GPI | 0.3615 GPI | 0.6667 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8435 GPI | 0.6268 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPI | 0.9103 GPI | 1.2 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 GPI | 1.18 GPI | 1.28 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.34 GPI | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 140 San Marino 1.01 GPI compare
- 141 Saudi Arabia 1.01 GPI compare
- 142 Sudan 1 GPI compare
- 144 Angola 0.9887 GPI compare
- 145 Eswatini 0.9874 GPI compare
- 146 Cote d'Ivoire 0.983 GPI compare
More education data for Mauritius
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6,144 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 40.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 622,328 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritius?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritius was 1 GPI in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 GPI in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0516 GPI in 1970.
- How does Mauritius rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Mauritius ranks 143rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.