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
0.10.20.30.40.50.6197119952020

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

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 14,225 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release