Mauritius: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.05 in 1988 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.03 in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 6% of the movement over 9 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2021, Mauritius had the 19th highest value of the 52 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Mauritius in the 2021 ranking

• Fiji — 16th of 52: 1.07
• Tuvalu — 17th of 52: 1.06
• Malaysia — 18th of 52: 1.06
• Panama — 20th of 52: 1.04
• Albania — 21st of 52: 1.03
• Armenia — 22nd of 52: 1.03

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 44 values

School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Angola — 0.64 (2016)
• Benin — 0.83 (2021)
• Botswana — 1.11 (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 1.11 (2021)
• Burundi — 1.21 (2020)
• Cabo Verde — 1.09 (2019)
• Cameroon — 1.1 (2021)
• Central African Republic — 0.67 (2017)
• Chad — 0.58 (2021)

More education data for Mauritius

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 84,530 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 107.35% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 107.78% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 106.94% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 6,144 (2024)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 45.78% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Mauritius's school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

1.05 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 40.34% from 0.75 in 1971 (0.68% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.07 in 2017 and the lowest 0.74 in 1972.

How does Mauritius rank?

19th highest of 52 economies with data for 2021.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.SECO.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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