Mauritania vs Rwanda: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Mauritania
1.12 index
in 2025
Rwanda
1.12 index
in 2025
Mauritania rank
23rd
Rwanda rank
20th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Mauritania
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1.12 index against 1.12 index in Mauritania, a difference of 0 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 23rd and Rwanda ranks 20th of 165 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4846 index | 0.835 index | 0.3503 index | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.6406 index | 0.9698 index | 0.3293 index | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.8027 index | 1.05 index | 0.247 index | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.9809 index | 1.21 index | 0.2273 index | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 1.09 index | 1.15 index | 0.0621 index | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Mauritania or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 1.12 index against 1.12 index in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Mauritania and Rwanda?
- 0 index, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Rwanda?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Rwanda rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mauritania ranks 23rd and Rwanda ranks 20th 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.