Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 89.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Mauritania, 1994–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Mauritania is 89.7, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Mauritania peaked at 89.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.66, in 1994.
Mauritania ranks 130th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 42.66 | — |
| 1995 | 48.7 | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 52.85 | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 55.5 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 58.16 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 58.16 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 57.86 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 60.16 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 60.02 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 63.07 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 70.35 | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 69.75 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 72.71 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 74.75 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 72.45 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 71.49 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 71.42 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 71.4 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 69.76 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 70.62 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 72.14 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 75.86 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 68.2 | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 72.41 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 73.11 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 70.59 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 76.75 | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 79.99 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 83.23 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 86.46 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 89.7 | +3.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 89.7 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.55, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 89.7 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.36, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.67 | 42.66 | 58.16 | 6 |
| 2000s | 67.26 | 57.86 | 74.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.55 | 68.2 | 75.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.23 | 76.75 | 89.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Mauritania?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Mauritania was 89.7 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.66 in 1994.
- How does Mauritania rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Mauritania ranks 130th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.