School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritania

Mauritania: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.07 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.07 GPI
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
9th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.07 GPI
in 2020
All-time low
0.493 GPI
in 1981
Years of data
34
1981–2020

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritania, 1981–2020

00.250.50.7511981200020201981: 0.493 GPI1987: 0.617 GPI1988: 0.647 GPI1989: 0.65 GPI1990: 0.668 GPI1991: 0.693 GPI1992: 0.725 GPI1993: 0.76 GPI1994: 0.784 GPI1995: 0.793 GPI1996: 0.805 GPI1997: 0.848 GPI1998: 0.906 GPI1999: 0.925 GPI2000: 0.928 GPI2001: 0.925 GPI2002: 0.945 GPI2003: 0.966 GPI2004: 0.981 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 0.991 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1.1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1.1 GPI2020: 1.1 GPI

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 1.07 GPI for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritania peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.493 GPI, in 1981.

That places Mauritania 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Mauritania, 1981 to 2020.
Year GPI Change
1981 0.493 GPI
1987 0.6172 GPI +25.2%
1988 0.6472 GPI +4.9%
1989 0.6502 GPI +0.5%
1990 0.6677 GPI +2.7%
1991 0.6926 GPI +3.7%
1992 0.7254 GPI +4.7%
1993 0.7602 GPI +4.8%
1994 0.7842 GPI +3.2%
1995 0.7933 GPI +1.2%
1996 0.8053 GPI +1.5%
1997 0.8477 GPI +5.3%
1998 0.9058 GPI +6.8%
1999 0.9249 GPI +2.1%
2000 0.9276 GPI +0.3%
2001 0.9245 GPI -0.3%
2002 0.9452 GPI +2.2%
2003 0.966 GPI +2.2%
2004 0.9813 GPI +1.6%
2005 1 GPI +2.2%
2006 0.9908 GPI -1.3%
2008 1.01 GPI +2.4%
2009 1.01 GPI -0.5%
2010 1.01 GPI +0.1%
2011 1.01 GPI +0.2%
2012 1 GPI -0.8%
2013 1.02 GPI +1.8%
2014 1.02 GPI -0.1%
2015 1.02 GPI -0.1%
2016 1.04 GPI +1.8%
2017 1.05 GPI +1.1%
2018 1.05 GPI -0.4%
2019 1.06 GPI +1.3%
2020 1.07 GPI +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6019 GPI 0.493 GPI 0.6502 GPI 4
1990s 0.7907 GPI 0.6677 GPI 0.9249 GPI 10
2000s 0.9737 GPI 0.9245 GPI 1.01 GPI 9
2010s 1.03 GPI 1 GPI 1.06 GPI 10
2020s 1.07 GPI 1.07 GPI 1.07 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 6 Belgium 1.08 GPI compare
  2. 7 Kiribati 1.07 GPI compare
  3. 8 Sweden 1.07 GPI compare
  4. 10 Honduras 1.07 GPI compare
  5. 11 Tunisia 1.07 GPI compare
  6. 12 Libya 1.06 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritania?
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritania was 1.07 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2020.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.493 GPI in 1981.
How does Mauritania rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Mauritania ranks 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2022
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Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.