School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania
Mauritania: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9669 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.9669 GPIA
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
145th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.6051 GPIA
in 1988
Years of data
30
1988–2020
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania, 1988–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania stood at 0.9669 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania peaked at 1 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6051 GPIA, in 1988.
Mauritania ranks 145th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.6051 GPIA | — |
| 1989 | 0.6066 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6199 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6499 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6822 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7112 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7412 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7514 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7585 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7931 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8543 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8717 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8721 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8984 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9199 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9363 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9557 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9395 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9618 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9444 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9387 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9189 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9007 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.914 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9299 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9524 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9734 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9842 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9669 GPIA | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6058 GPIA | 0.6051 GPIA | 0.6066 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.7433 GPIA | 0.6199 GPIA | 0.8717 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9285 GPIA | 0.8721 GPIA | 0.9618 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9464 GPIA | 0.9007 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9669 GPIA | 0.9669 GPIA | 0.9669 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania was 0.9669 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6051 GPIA in 1988.
- How does Mauritania rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Mauritania ranks 145th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release