Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania
Mauritania: Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
World rank
25th
of 178 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.8287 GPIA
in 1994
Years of data
27
1994–2024
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1.02 GPIA for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8287 GPIA, in 1994.
Mauritania ranks 25th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8287 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.8363 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8701 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9301 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9507 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9511 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9437 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9717 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.983 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9982 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9965 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8832 GPIA | 0.8287 GPIA | 0.9507 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9922 GPIA | 0.9437 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9965 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 22 Puerto Rico 1.02 GPIA compare
- 23 Cayman Islands 1.02 GPIA compare
- 24 Myanmar 1.02 GPIA compare
- 26 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.02 GPIA compare
- 27 Trinidad and Tobago 1.02 GPIA compare
- 28 Zimbabwe 1.02 GPIA compare
More education data for Mauritania
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8287 GPIA in 1994.
- How does Mauritania rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mauritania ranks 25th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release