Ethiopia vs Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity
Ethiopia
0.433 GPIA
in 2014
Mauritania
0.566 GPIA
in 2020
Ethiopia rank
183rd
Mauritania rank
180th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity over time
- Ethiopia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.566 GPIA against 0.433 GPIA in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.133 GPIA.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 183rd and Mauritania ranks 180th of 189 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2066 GPIA | 0.1488 GPIA | 0.0577 GPIA | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.2351 GPIA | 0.1902 GPIA | 0.0448 GPIA | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.3502 GPIA | 0.3056 GPIA | 0.0447 GPIA | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.454 GPIA | 0.3792 GPIA | 0.0747 GPIA | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity, Ethiopia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.566 GPIA against 0.433 GPIA in Ethiopia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity between Ethiopia and Mauritania?
- 0.133 GPIA, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mauritania?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2012.
- How do Ethiopia and Mauritania rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Ethiopia ranks 183rd and Mauritania ranks 180th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release