Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Mauritania
Mauritania: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender was 1.12 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.12 modelled data
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
23rd
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.12 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.4298 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania is 1.12 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania peaked at 1.12 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4298 modelled data, in 1981.
Mauritania ranks 23rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4298 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.4399 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4542 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4705 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4844 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4984 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5137 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5278 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5431 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5559 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.57 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5884 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6088 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6305 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6497 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.669 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6899 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7119 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7313 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7488 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7617 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.772 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7783 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7887 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8004 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8143 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8324 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8542 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8763 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8998 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9229 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9432 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9639 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9788 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9941 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.01 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.02 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.03 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.04 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.06 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.07 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.09 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.1 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.11 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 1.12 modelled data | +1.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1.12 modelled data is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1.12 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4846 modelled data | 0.4298 modelled data | 0.5431 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6406 modelled data | 0.5559 modelled data | 0.7313 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8027 modelled data | 0.7488 modelled data | 0.8763 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9809 modelled data | 0.8998 modelled data | 1.04 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 1.12 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, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania was 1.12 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4298 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Mauritania rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mauritania ranks 23rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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, primary 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