School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of, 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, Islamic Republic of 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, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3872 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 18th out of 209 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.
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, Islamic Republic of
- 15 Côte d'Ivoire 1.03 GPIA compare
- 16 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 1.03 GPIA compare
- 17 Argentina 1.03 GPIA compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 1.03 GPIA compare
- 20 British Virgin Islands 1.03 GPIA compare
- 21 Gibraltar 1.03 GPIA compare
More education data for Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 24,560 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 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, Islamic Republic of?
- 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, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3872 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Mauritania, Islamic Republic of rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mauritania, Islamic Republic of ranks 18th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 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