Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania
Mauritania: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9549 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania is 0.9549 index, 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 school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania peaked at 0.9549 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.24 index, 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.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.24 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.2566 index | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2678 index | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2826 index | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2977 index | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3099 index | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3239 index | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3371 index | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3512 index | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.367 index | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3841 index | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4028 index | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.426 index | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4514 index | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4749 index | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5024 index | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.527 index | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5485 index | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5703 index | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5946 index | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6233 index | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6465 index | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6623 index | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6727 index | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6802 index | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6887 index | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6961 index | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7029 index | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.705 index | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7122 index | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7207 index | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7363 index | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7532 index | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7743 index | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7973 index | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8166 index | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8395 index | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8598 index | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8795 index | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8919 index | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9013 index | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9119 index | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9281 index | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9446 index | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.9549 index | +1.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.9549 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 88% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.9549 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 91% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2963 index | 0.24 index | 0.3512 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4654 index | 0.367 index | 0.5703 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6672 index | 0.5946 index | 0.705 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7889 index | 0.7122 index | 0.8795 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9221 index | 0.8919 index | 0.9549 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More gender data for Mauritania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,466 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,596 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,596 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 83,378 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 85,511 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 81,699 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania was 0.9549 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9549 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 index in 1981.
- How does Mauritania rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mauritania ranks 144th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.