Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 1.05 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Mauritania, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1.05 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Mauritania peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6153 GPI, in 1995.
Mauritania ranks 25th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.6153 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.7756 GPI | +26.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7573 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7631 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8176 GPI | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7891 GPI | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8333 GPI | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8472 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8857 GPI | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8606 GPI | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8438 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9011 GPI | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8503 GPI | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8857 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8802 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8928 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9948 GPI | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9377 GPI | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9535 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1 GPI | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPI | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7161 GPI | 0.6153 GPI | 0.7756 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8392 GPI | 0.7631 GPI | 0.9011 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9645 GPI | 0.8802 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 258,591 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4933 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,560 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 9.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,916 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.46 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 127,675 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5275 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 24,444 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.39 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Mauritania?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Mauritania was 1.05 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6153 GPI in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
- Mauritania ranks 25th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.