Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mauritania

Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1.06 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.06 GPI
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
6th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPI
in 2019
All-time low
0.8174 GPI
in 1995
Years of data
23
1995–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mauritania, 1995–2019

00.250.50.7511995200720191995: 0.817 GPI1998: 0.926 GPI1999: 0.945 GPI2000: 0.945 GPI2001: 0.943 GPI2002: 0.96 GPI2003: 0.979 GPI2004: 0.991 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1.1 GPI2017: 1.1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mauritania stood at 1.06 GPI. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mauritania peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8174 GPI, in 1995.

Mauritania ranks 6th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Mauritania, 1995 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1995 0.8174 GPI
1998 0.9256 GPI +13.2%
1999 0.945 GPI +2.1%
2000 0.9447 GPI -0.0%
2001 0.9432 GPI -0.2%
2002 0.9599 GPI +1.8%
2003 0.9793 GPI +2.0%
2004 0.9909 GPI +1.2%
2005 1.02 GPI +2.5%
2006 1.01 GPI -0.9%
2007 1.01 GPI +0.5%
2008 1.03 GPI +1.5%
2009 1.02 GPI -0.3%
2010 1.02 GPI +0.1%
2011 1.03 GPI +0.3%
2012 1.02 GPI -0.3%
2013 1.04 GPI +1.4%
2014 1.03 GPI -0.5%
2015 1.03 GPI -0.2%
2016 1.05 GPI +1.8%
2017 1.06 GPI +1.0%
2018 1.05 GPI -1.2%
2019 1.06 GPI +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.896 GPI 0.8174 GPI 0.945 GPI 3
2000s 0.99 GPI 0.9432 GPI 1.03 GPI 10
2010s 1.04 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.06 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 3 Gambia 1.11 GPI compare
  2. 4 Kiribati 1.08 GPI compare
  3. 5 San Marino 1.07 GPI compare
  4. 7 Congo 1.06 GPI compare
  5. 8 Bhutan 1.05 GPI compare
  6. 9 Burundi 1.05 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mauritania?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mauritania was 1.06 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8174 GPI in 1995.
How does Mauritania rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Mauritania ranks 6th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. 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.