Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mauritania, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mauritania is 1.05 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mauritania peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8051 GPIA, in 1995.
Mauritania ranks 16th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8051 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.9106 GPIA | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9292 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9285 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9268 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9432 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9624 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.974 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9982 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9896 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9953 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.993 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9822 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9759 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9651 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9754 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9777 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9837 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9871 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8817 GPIA | 0.8051 GPIA | 0.9292 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9721 GPIA | 0.9268 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9959 GPIA | 0.9651 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9871 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mauritania?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mauritania was 1.05 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8051 GPIA in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Mauritania ranks 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release