Kenya vs Mauritania: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Kenya
1.11 index
in 2025
Mauritania
1.12 index
in 2025
Kenya rank
25th
Mauritania rank
23rd
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Kenya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.12 index against 1.11 index in Kenya, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 25th and Mauritania ranks 23rd of 165 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.814 index | 0.4846 index | 0.3293 index | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1.05 index | 0.6406 index | 0.4063 index | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.08 index | 0.8027 index | 0.2815 index | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.12 index | 0.9809 index | 0.1432 index | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.12 index | 1.09 index | 0.0291 index | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Kenya or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 1.12 index against 1.11 index in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Kenya and Mauritania?
- 0.01 index, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Mauritania rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Kenya ranks 25th 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.