Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Mauritania
Mauritania: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index was 1.15 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Mauritania, 1989–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2016, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Mauritania stood at 1.15 GPI. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Mauritania peaked at 1.15 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9507 GPI, in 1990.
Mauritania ranks 2nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1.01 GPI | — |
| 1990 | 0.9507 GPI | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPI | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 1.05 GPI | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9599 GPI | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9595 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 GPI | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 1.09 GPI | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPI | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 1.04 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.04 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.06 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9641 GPI | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPI | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9982 GPI | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.15 GPI | +14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9507 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPI | 0.9641 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPI | 0.9982 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Mauritania?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Mauritania was 1.15 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9507 GPI in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index?
- Mauritania ranks 2nd out of 164 countries with data for 2016.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to grade 4 to the male survival rate to grade 4. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.