School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Mauritania
Mauritania: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 1.07 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Mauritania, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Mauritania is 1.07 GPI, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Mauritania peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.394 GPI, in 1971.
Mauritania ranks 9th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4954 GPI | 0.394 GPI | 0.5738 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.6679 GPI | 0.5619 GPI | 0.7137 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8442 GPI | 0.7308 GPI | 0.9684 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9599 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 6 Bangladesh 1.07 GPI compare
- 7 Congo 1.07 GPI compare
- 8 Kiribati 1.07 GPI compare
- 10 Seychelles 1.05 GPI compare
- 12 Iran 1.04 GPI compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Mauritania?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Mauritania was 1.07 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.394 GPI in 1971.
- How does Mauritania rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Mauritania ranks 9th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.