Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania

Mauritania: Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index was 0.9549 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.9549
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
144th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.9549
in 2025
All-time low
0.24
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania, 1981–2025

0.20.40.60.811981200320251981: 0.241982: 0.2571983: 0.2681984: 0.2831985: 0.2981986: 0.311987: 0.3241988: 0.3371989: 0.3511990: 0.3671991: 0.3841992: 0.4031993: 0.4261994: 0.4511995: 0.4751996: 0.5021997: 0.5271998: 0.5481999: 0.572000: 0.5952001: 0.6232002: 0.6462003: 0.6622004: 0.6732005: 0.682006: 0.6892007: 0.6962008: 0.7032009: 0.7052010: 0.7122011: 0.7212012: 0.7362013: 0.7532014: 0.7742015: 0.7972016: 0.8172017: 0.8392018: 0.862019: 0.8792020: 0.8922021: 0.9012022: 0.9122023: 0.9282024: 0.9452025: 0.955

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania is 0.9549, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania peaked at 0.9549 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.24, in 1981.

Mauritania ranks 144th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2963 0.24 0.3512 9
1990s 0.4654 0.367 0.5703 10
2000s 0.6672 0.5946 0.705 10
2010s 0.7889 0.7122 0.8795 10
2020s 0.9221 0.8919 0.9549 6

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 141 Laos 0.9856 compare
  2. 142 Guatemala 0.9842 compare
  3. 143 Morocco 0.9642 compare
  4. 145 Angola 0.9209 compare
  5. 146 Djibouti 0.9179 compare
  6. 147 Nigeria 0.9133 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania?
Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania was 0.9549 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 0.9549 in 2025.
What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.24 in 1981.
How does Mauritania rank for lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index?
Mauritania ranks 144th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
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