Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9817 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.9817 GPIA
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
156th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.4853 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
34
1981–2020
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania, 1981–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.9817 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2020.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4853 GPIA, in 1981.
That places Mauritania 156th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4853 GPIA | — |
| 1987 | 0.6095 GPIA | +25.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6391 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6418 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.659 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6836 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7161 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7503 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.774 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7825 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7937 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8357 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8923 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9102 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9121 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9085 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9281 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9482 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.963 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9848 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9726 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9963 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9774 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9656 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9568 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9408 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9514 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9576 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.964 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9883 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9817 GPIA | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5939 GPIA | 0.4853 GPIA | 0.6418 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.7797 GPIA | 0.659 GPIA | 0.9102 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9545 GPIA | 0.9085 GPIA | 0.9963 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9772 GPIA | 0.9408 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9817 GPIA | 0.9817 GPIA | 0.9817 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania was 0.9817 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4853 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Mauritania ranks 156th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release