Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania
Mauritania: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.12 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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
In 2025, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania stood at 1.12 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania peaked at 1.12 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4298 index, in 1981.
Mauritania ranks 23rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4846 index | 0.4298 index | 0.5431 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6406 index | 0.5559 index | 0.7313 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8027 index | 0.7488 index | 0.8763 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9809 index | 0.8998 index | 1.04 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 index | 1.06 index | 1.12 index | 6 |
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More gender data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 83,772 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 80,167 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 82,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 78,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 80,592 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania was 1.12 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4298 index in 1981.
- How does Mauritania rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mauritania ranks 23rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.