Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1.03 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3872 GPIA, in 1971.
Mauritania ranks 20th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3872 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.3892 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5642 GPIA | +45.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4931 GPIA | -12.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5256 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5635 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5543 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6317 GPIA | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6508 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.669 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6745 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6755 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6709 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7047 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.704 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7205 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7408 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7676 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8088 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8221 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8284 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8556 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8981 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9275 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9517 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9519 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9443 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9674 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9832 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9935 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9984 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9845 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9943 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9817 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9771 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +45.0% | 0.3892 GPIA | 0.5642 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4872 GPIA | 0.3872 GPIA | 0.5642 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.6595 GPIA | 0.5543 GPIA | 0.7047 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8321 GPIA | 0.7205 GPIA | 0.9517 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.993 GPIA | 0.9443 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9984 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9845 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 17 Tonga 1.03 GPIA compare
- 18 Gibraltar 1.03 GPIA compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 1.03 GPIA compare
- 21 Ecuador 1.03 GPIA compare
- 22 American Samoa 1.03 GPIA compare
- 23 San Marino 1.03 GPIA compare
More education data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania was 1.03 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3872 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mauritania ranks 20th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release