Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritius
Mauritius: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.07 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritius, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritius is 1.07 index, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritius peaked at 1.1 index in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.8929 index, in 1981.
That places Mauritius 52nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8929 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9123 index | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9278 index | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9408 index | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9459 index | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9483 index | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9507 index | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9599 index | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9742 index | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9913 index | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 1.01 index | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.03 index | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.05 index | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.07 index | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.08 index | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.09 index | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.1 index | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.1 index | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.1 index | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.1 index | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.1 index | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.09 index | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.09 index | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.09 index | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.08 index | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.07 index | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.07 index | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.06 index | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.06 index | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.06 index | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.06 index | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.07 index | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.07 index | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.08 index | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.08 index | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.08 index | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.08 index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.08 index | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.07 index | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.07 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.07 index | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.07 index | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.07 index | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.07 index | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.07 index | -0.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1.07 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 1.07 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9392 index | 0.8929 index | 0.9742 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.06 index | 0.9913 index | 1.1 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 index | 1.06 index | 1.1 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 index | 1.06 index | 1.08 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 index | 1.07 index | 1.07 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More gender data for Mauritius
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 171.19 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.18 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,079 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,079 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,566 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,628 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,816 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,747 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritius?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritius was 1.07 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 index in 1999.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8929 index in 1981.
- How does Mauritius rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mauritius ranks 52nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.