Inbound internationally: Students from Cameroon … Cameroon adjusted in Mauritania
Mauritania: Inbound internationally: Students from Cameroon … Cameroon adjusted was 2 GPIA in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
2 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 68 countries
All-time high
2 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0 GPIA
in 2017
Years of data
5
2015–2020
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Mauritania, 2015–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in Mauritania stood at 2 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
That places Mauritania 1st out of 68 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Inbound internationally: Students from Cameroon … Cameroon adjusted in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 GPIA | — |
| 2016 | 1.67 GPIA | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0 GPIA | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 2 GPIA | — |
| 2020 | 2 GPIA | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 2 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8823 GPIA, 2.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 2 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8552 GPIA, 2.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.42 GPIA | 0 GPIA | 2 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 2 GPIA | 2 GPIA | 2 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 1 North Macedonia 2 GPIA compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 1.5 GPIA compare
- 3 Hong Kong 1.5 GPIA
- 3 Iran 1.5 GPIA compare
More education data for Mauritania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.7 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.74 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in Mauritania?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in Mauritania was 2 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Mauritania rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from?
- Mauritania ranks 1st out of 68 countries with data for 2020.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from Cameroon, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release