Mauritius's school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 18.91% from 1.23 in 2015 (2.07% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 1.32 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.23 | 2015 |
| Highest | 1.34 | 2023 |
| Lowest | 0.05 | 1970 |
| Average since 2016 | 1.27 | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 0.05 | 1970 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Mauritius' school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.33 on 2024 (from 1.33 to 1).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2024), the average change was +0.02 and a typical year strayed about 0.09 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.28 in 2001 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.33 in 2025. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 6% of the movement over 10 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 2025, Mauritius had the 9th highest value of the 10 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 1 | 2025 |
| World | 1.12 | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.79 | 2021 |
| Upper middle income | 1.16 | 2024 |
Closest to Mauritius in the 2025 ranking
- Uzbekistan — 6th of 10: 1.14
- India — 7th of 10: 1.07
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 8th of 10: 1.03
- Burundi — 10th of 10: 0.9
What this measures
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.
Limitations: The gross enrolment ratio is a general measure of participation in tertiary education. However, it does not account for variations in the duration of programs between countries or across different levels of education and fields of study. While it is somewhat standardized by measuring it relative to a 5-year age group for all countries, it may still underestimate participation, particularly in countries with underdeveloped tertiary education systems or where offerings are limited to initial tertiary programs, which are typically shorter than 5 years in duration.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 52 values
| Year | School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1.33 |
| 2023 | 1.34 |
| 2022 | 1.26 |
| 2021 | 1.34 |
| 2020 | 1.32 |
| 2019 | 1.28 |
| 2018 | 1.28 |
| 2017 | 1.28 |
| 2016 | 1.21 |
| 2015 |
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies
- Angola — 0.99 (2024)
- Benin — 0.59 (2022)
- Botswana — 1.39 (2024)
- Burkina Faso — 0.74 (2024)
- Burundi — 0.9 (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 1.36 (2018)
- Cameroon — 0.96 (2024)
- Chad — 0.39 (2020)
- Comoros — 0.94 (2017)
- Congo, Dem. Rep.
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, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?
- 1 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 1,838% from 0.05 in 1970 (5.54% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.34 in 2023 and the lowest 0.05 in 1970.
- How does Mauritius rank?
- 9th highest of 10 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Mauritius?
- In 2025, Mauritius' school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.33 on 2024 (from 1.33 to 1). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2024), the average change was +0.02 and a typical year strayed about 0.09 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.TERT.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. 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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