Malaysia vs Mauritius: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Malaysia
0.9987 index
in 2025
Mauritius
0.9991 index
in 2025
Malaysia rank
144th
Mauritius rank
141st
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Malaysia
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 0.9991 index against 0.9987 index in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0004 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 144th and Mauritius ranks 141st of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Mauritius in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9819 index | 0.9673 index | 0.0146 index | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1.02 index | 1.01 index | 0.0128 index | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.9972 index | 1.01 index | 0.0135 index | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 0.9958 index | 0.9989 index | 0.0031 index | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 0.9982 index | 0.9988 index | 0.0006 index | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Malaysia or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 0.9991 index against 0.9987 index in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Malaysia and Mauritius?
- 0.0004 index, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Mauritius?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Mauritius rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malaysia ranks 144th and Mauritius ranks 141st of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.