Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Mauritania
Mauritania: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 0.9549 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9549 modelled data
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
144th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.9549 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.24 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania is 0.9549 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania peaked at 0.9549 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.24 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Mauritania 144th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.24 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.2566 modelled data | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2678 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2826 modelled data | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2977 modelled data | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3099 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3239 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3371 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3512 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.367 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3841 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4028 modelled data | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.426 modelled data | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4514 modelled data | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4749 modelled data | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5024 modelled data | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.527 modelled data | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5485 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5703 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5946 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6233 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6465 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6623 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6727 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6802 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6887 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6961 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7029 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.705 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7122 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7207 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7363 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7532 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7743 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7973 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8166 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8395 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8598 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8795 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8919 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9013 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9119 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9281 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9446 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.9549 modelled data | +1.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.9549 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 modelled data, 88% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.9549 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 modelled data, 91% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2963 modelled data | 0.24 modelled data | 0.3512 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4654 modelled data | 0.367 modelled data | 0.5703 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6672 modelled data | 0.5946 modelled data | 0.705 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7889 modelled data | 0.7122 modelled data | 0.8795 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9221 modelled data | 0.8919 modelled data | 0.9549 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.7 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.74 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,029 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 52,338 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 258,591 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1725 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania was 0.9549 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9549 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Mauritania rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Mauritania ranks 144th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release