Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania
Mauritania: Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index was 0.8774 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.8774 for upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania peaked at 0.8774 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1617, in 1981.
Mauritania ranks 141st 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2039 | 0.1617 | 0.2352 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.2501 | 0.2256 | 0.3322 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4558 | 0.3617 | 0.5049 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6207 | 0.5119 | 0.7539 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8264 | 0.7801 | 0.8774 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 138 Papua New Guinea 0.9086 compare
- 139 Ghana 0.9048 compare
- 140 Yemen 0.8939 compare
- 142 Central African Republic 0.8721 compare
- 143 Vanuatu 0.871 compare
- 144 Tajikistan 0.8685 compare
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 upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania?
- Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Mauritania was 0.8774 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8774 in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1617 in 1981.
- How does Mauritania rank for upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index?
- Mauritania ranks 141st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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