Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Mauritania

Mauritania: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index was 1.08 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.08 GPI
World rank
13th
of 141 countries
All-time high
1.11 GPI
in 1996
All-time low
0.8945 GPI
in 1989
Years of data
17
1989–2016

Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Mauritania, 1989–2016

00.250.50.7511989200220161989: 0.894 GPI1990: 0.945 GPI1991: 0.992 GPI1992: 1.1 GPI1993: 0.931 GPI1994: 0.931 GPI1995: 0.989 GPI1996: 1.1 GPI1997: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2004: 1.1 GPI2005: 0.957 GPI2006: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2016: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 1.08 GPI for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in 2016.

The figure is up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Mauritania peaked at 1.11 GPI in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.8945 GPI, in 1989.

That places Mauritania 13th out of 141 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Mauritania, 1989 to 2016.
Year GPI Change
1989 0.8945 GPI
1990 0.9446 GPI +5.6%
1991 0.9917 GPI +5.0%
1992 1.08 GPI +9.2%
1993 0.9313 GPI -14.0%
1994 0.9314 GPI +0.0%
1995 0.9889 GPI +6.2%
1996 1.11 GPI +12.4%
1997 1 GPI -9.8%
1998 1.01 GPI +1.2%
2001 1.04 GPI +2.5%
2004 1.07 GPI +3.0%
2005 0.9568 GPI -10.7%
2006 1.04 GPI +8.5%
2008 1.04 GPI -0.3%
2012 1 GPI -3.4%
2016 1.08 GPI +7.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8945 GPI 0.8945 GPI 0.8945 GPI 1
1990s 0.9999 GPI 0.9313 GPI 1.11 GPI 9
2000s 1.03 GPI 0.9568 GPI 1.07 GPI 5
2010s 1.04 GPI 1 GPI 1.08 GPI 2

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 10 Bahamas 1.09 GPI compare
  2. 11 Suriname 1.09 GPI compare
  3. 12 Aruba 1.08 GPI compare
  4. 14 Gambia 1.08 GPI compare
  5. 15 Cambodia 1.07 GPI compare
  6. 16 Myanmar 1.07 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Mauritania?
Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Mauritania was 1.08 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPI in 1996.
What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8945 GPI in 1989.
How does Mauritania rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
Mauritania ranks 13th out of 141 countries with data for 2016.
Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,700 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Ratio of female survival rate to grade 5 to the male survival rate to grade 5. 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.