Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9881 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania, 1995–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania is 0.9881 GPI, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania peaked at 0.9881 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5191 GPI, in 1995.
Mauritania ranks 129th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5191 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.6226 GPI | +19.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6536 GPI | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6813 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7561 GPI | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7947 GPI | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8447 GPI | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8397 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8003 GPI | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8191 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7796 GPI | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7308 GPI | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7048 GPI | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6776 GPI | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7278 GPI | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7775 GPI | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7909 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8263 GPI | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8545 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9577 GPI | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9776 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9881 GPI | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5985 GPI | 0.5191 GPI | 0.6536 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7795 GPI | 0.6813 GPI | 0.8447 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8026 GPI | 0.6776 GPI | 0.9776 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9881 GPI | 0.9881 GPI | 0.9881 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,141 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,419 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9,204 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.36 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15,240 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.81 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania was 0.9881 GPI in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9881 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5191 GPI in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mauritania ranks 129th out of 195 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. 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, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release