Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania
Mauritania: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.03 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania, 2001–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania stood at 1.03 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7544 GPIA, in 2012.
Mauritania ranks 84th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8349 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.8089 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8544 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8834 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8831 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7906 GPIA | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7544 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7846 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8242 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8354 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8895 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8903 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9973 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.853 GPIA | 0.8089 GPIA | 0.8834 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8671 GPIA | 0.7544 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mauritania was 1.03 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7544 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Mauritania rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Mauritania ranks 84th out of 176 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. 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, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release