Gambia vs Mauritania: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Gambia
1.11 index
in 2025
Mauritania
1.12 index
in 2025
Gambia rank
24th
Mauritania rank
23rd
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Gambia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.12 index against 1.11 index in Gambia, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Mauritania ahead.
Gambia ranks 24th and Mauritania ranks 23rd of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4547 index | 0.4846 index | 0.0299 index | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.6616 index | 0.6406 index | 0.0211 index | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.8774 index | 0.8027 index | 0.0747 index | Gambia |
| 2010s | 1.04 index | 0.9809 index | 0.0575 index | Gambia |
| 2020s | 1.1 index | 1.09 index | 0.0101 index | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Gambia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 1.12 index against 1.11 index in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Gambia and Mauritania?
- 0.01 index, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mauritania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Mauritania rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Gambia ranks 24th and Mauritania ranks 23rd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.