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
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Mauritania, 1981–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More aid effectiveness data for Mauritania
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 11,751 current US$ (2014)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 984,036 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 2.37 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 56.71 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 488,481 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 32.69 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 30.28 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 7,458 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 981,472 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 18.95 million current US$ (2023)
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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About this data
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.