Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index was 1.05 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Mauritania, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Mauritania is 1.05 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Mauritania peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5234 GPI, in 1995.
That places Mauritania 77th out of 182 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5234 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.629 GPI | +20.2% |
| 1999 | 0.662 GPI | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6918 GPI | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7121 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.772 GPI | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8134 GPI | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8659 GPI | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8614 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8212 GPI | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8426 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8141 GPI | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7753 GPI | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.76 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7421 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8095 GPI | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8608 GPI | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8718 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9063 GPI | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9315 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPI | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPI | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6048 GPI | 0.5234 GPI | 0.662 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7994 GPI | 0.6918 GPI | 0.8659 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8744 GPI | 0.7421 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
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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, gender parity index in Mauritania?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Mauritania was 1.05 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5234 GPI in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
- Mauritania ranks 77th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.