School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Mauritania
Mauritania: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania is 1.03 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3872 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Mauritania 20th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3872 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.3892 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5642 GPIA | +45.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4931 GPIA | -12.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5256 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5635 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5543 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6317 GPIA | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6508 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.669 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6745 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6755 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6709 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7047 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.704 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7205 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7408 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7676 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8088 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8186 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8274 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8532 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8981 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9264 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9523 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9521 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9428 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9667 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9822 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9922 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.993 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9867 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9853 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9943 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 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 | +45.0% | 0.3892 GPIA | 0.5642 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4872 GPIA | 0.3872 GPIA | 0.5642 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.6595 GPIA | 0.5543 GPIA | 0.7047 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8314 GPIA | 0.7205 GPIA | 0.9523 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9925 GPIA | 0.9428 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9867 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9853 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 1.03 GPIA compare
- 18 Aruba 1.03 GPIA compare
- 19 Argentina 1.03 GPIA compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 1.03 GPIA compare
- 22 British Virgin Islands 1.03 GPIA compare
- 23 Gibraltar 1.03 GPIA compare
More education data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania was 1.03 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3872 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Mauritania rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mauritania ranks 20th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release