School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Mauritania
Mauritania: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.07 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritania, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1.07 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritania peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.394 GPI, in 1971.
That places Mauritania 4th out of 198 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.394 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.3961 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5738 GPI | +44.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5015 GPI | -12.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5344 GPI | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5727 GPI | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5619 GPI | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6401 GPI | +13.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6591 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6773 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6827 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6835 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6791 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7137 GPI | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7136 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7308 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7517 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7793 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8215 GPI | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8354 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8422 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8706 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9132 GPI | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9432 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9681 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9686 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9607 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9839 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9997 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.07 GPI | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +44.9% | 0.3961 GPI | 0.5738 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4954 GPI | 0.394 GPI | 0.5738 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.6679 GPI | 0.5619 GPI | 0.7137 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8456 GPI | 0.7308 GPI | 0.9681 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9607 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 1 |
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 school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritania?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritania was 1.07 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.394 GPI in 1971.
- How does Mauritania rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Mauritania ranks 4th out of 198 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.