Inequality in education in Mauritania
Mauritania: Inequality in education was 0.4399 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.4399
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.4399
in 2019
All-time low
0.4079
in 2011
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Inequality in education in Mauritania, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.4399 for inequality in education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Mauritania peaked at 0.4399 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4079, in 2011.
Mauritania ranks 15th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in education in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.4206 | — |
| 2011 | 0.4079 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4079 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4079 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4079 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4234 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4234 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4234 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4234 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4399 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4399 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4399 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4399 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4399 | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.4399 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3021, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.4399 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3425, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4186 | 0.4079 | 0.4399 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4399 | 0.4399 | 0.4399 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 inequality in education in Mauritania?
- Inequality in education in Mauritania was 0.4399 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4399 in 2019.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4079 in 2011.
- How does Mauritania rank for inequality in education?
- Mauritania ranks 15th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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