Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania, 1981–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1.01 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2592 GPIA, in 1981.
That places Mauritania 118th out of 212 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2592 GPIA | — |
| 1987 | 0.4065 GPIA | +56.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4226 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4322 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4462 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4708 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5101 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5053 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.554 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5684 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5112 GPIA | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5347 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7107 GPIA | +32.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7079 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7238 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7597 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7666 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8077 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8363 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8564 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.825 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8621 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.807 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8081 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7896 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7789 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8518 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8364 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8552 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8996 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9369 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9567 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9997 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3801 GPIA | 0.2592 GPIA | 0.4322 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.5519 GPIA | 0.4462 GPIA | 0.7107 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.805 GPIA | 0.7238 GPIA | 0.8621 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8713 GPIA | 0.7789 GPIA | 0.9997 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1 |
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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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania was 1.01 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2592 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mauritania ranks 118th out of 212 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release