School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania
Mauritania: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9902 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.9902 GPIA
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
137th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.4744 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
34
1981–2020
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania, 1981–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania stood at 0.9902 GPIA.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4744 GPIA, in 1981.
That places Mauritania 137th out of 208 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4744 GPIA | — |
| 1987 | 0.6011 GPIA | +26.7% |
| 1988 | 0.63 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6331 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6501 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6752 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7085 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7421 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7673 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.777 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7849 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8261 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8876 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9064 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9083 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9012 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9214 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9444 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9581 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9801 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9669 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9951 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9761 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9639 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9541 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9364 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9479 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9523 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9604 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9842 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9902 GPIA | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5847 GPIA | 0.4744 GPIA | 0.6331 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.7725 GPIA | 0.6501 GPIA | 0.9064 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9502 GPIA | 0.9012 GPIA | 0.9951 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9745 GPIA | 0.9364 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9902 GPIA | 0.9902 GPIA | 0.9902 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.39 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,141 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,419 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9,204 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.36 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15,240 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.81 % change on previous year (2020)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania was 0.9902 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4744 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Mauritania rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Mauritania ranks 137th out of 208 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release