School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Mauritania
Mauritania: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 0.566 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritania, 1978–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.566 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritania peaked at 0.566 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1066 GPI, in 1978.
That places Mauritania 178th out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.1066 GPI | — |
| 1988 | 0.1482 GPI | +39.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1495 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1306 GPI | -12.6% |
| 1991 | 0.167 GPI | +27.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1754 GPI | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1751 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2089 GPI | +19.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2072 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2137 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1842 GPI | -13.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1973 GPI | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.213 GPI | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2044 GPI | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.271 GPI | +32.6% |
| 2003 | 0.272 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3077 GPI | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3214 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3398 GPI | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3838 GPI | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3786 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.375 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3788 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3839 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3902 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4456 GPI | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4517 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4519 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4888 GPI | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5548 GPI | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 0.566 GPI | +2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +39.0% | 0.1066 GPI | 0.1482 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1066 GPI | 0.1066 GPI | 0.1066 GPI | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.1488 GPI | 0.1482 GPI | 0.1495 GPI | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1872 GPI | 0.1306 GPI | 0.2137 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3098 GPI | 0.2044 GPI | 0.3838 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4356 GPI | 0.375 GPI | 0.5548 GPI | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.566 GPI | 0.566 GPI | 0.566 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, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritania?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritania was 0.566 GPI in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.566 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1066 GPI in 1978.
- How does Mauritania rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Mauritania ranks 178th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (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 tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.