Mauritania vs Nigeria: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Mauritania
0.9549 index
in 2025
Nigeria
0.9133 index
in 2025
Mauritania rank
144th
Nigeria rank
147th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.9549 index against 0.9133 index in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0416 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nigeria ahead.
Mauritania ranks 144th and Nigeria ranks 147th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2963 index | 0.7846 index | 0.4883 index | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.4654 index | 0.8229 index | 0.3575 index | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.6672 index | 0.8595 index | 0.1923 index | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.7889 index | 0.8907 index | 0.1018 index | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.9221 index | 0.9116 index | 0.0105 index | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Mauritania or Nigeria?
- Mauritania, at 0.9549 index against 0.9133 index in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 0.0416 index, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mauritania ranks 144th and Nigeria ranks 147th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.