Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Mauritania
Mauritania: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 0.8774 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.8774 modelled data
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
141st
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.8774 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.1617 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania stood at 0.8774 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania peaked at 0.8774 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1617 modelled data, in 1981.
Mauritania ranks 141st of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.1617 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.1757 modelled data | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 0.189 modelled data | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1987 modelled data | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2047 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2146 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2244 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.231 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2352 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2349 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2281 modelled data | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2256 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2264 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2279 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2327 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2393 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2613 modelled data | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2924 modelled data | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3322 modelled data | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3617 modelled data | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.388 modelled data | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4113 modelled data | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4412 modelled data | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.47 modelled data | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4835 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.494 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4992 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5039 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5049 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5119 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5234 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.543 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5672 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5974 modelled data | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.63 modelled data | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6604 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6939 modelled data | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7254 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7539 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7801 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8146 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8356 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8505 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.8774 modelled data | +3.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.8774 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 modelled data, 84% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.8774 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 modelled data, 93% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2039 modelled data | 0.1617 modelled data | 0.2352 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.2501 modelled data | 0.2256 modelled data | 0.3322 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4558 modelled data | 0.3617 modelled data | 0.5049 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6207 modelled data | 0.5119 modelled data | 0.7539 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8264 modelled data | 0.7801 modelled data | 0.8774 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 138 Papua New Guinea 0.9086 modelled data compare
- 139 Ghana 0.9048 modelled data compare
- 140 Yemen 0.8939 modelled data compare
- 142 Central African Republic 0.8721 modelled data compare
- 143 Vanuatu 0.871 modelled data compare
- 144 Tajikistan 0.8685 modelled data compare
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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania was 0.8774 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8774 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1617 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Mauritania rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Mauritania ranks 141st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. 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, upper 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