Mauritania Gender Equality Indicators from the World Bank

World Bank Group data aims to address persistent gaps with a sharpened focus on more and better gender data. The database hosts the latest sex-disaggregated data and gender statistics covering demography, education, health, economic opportunities, public life, and agency. It was last updated on 2026-04-28.

Use Cases

• Analyze gender gaps in education and health outcomes based on sex-disaggregated statistics mentioned in the description
• Model the relationship between gender equality and economic productivity based on indicators covering economic opportunities
• Track progress on gender representation in public life and decision-making based on agency and public life data

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative World Bank Group, a major international financial institution.
• The dataset is explicitly aligned with the World Bank's Gender Equality Strategy 2016-2023, suggesting a structured collection effort.
• Coverage includes multiple domains: demography, education, health, economic opportunities, public life, and agency.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

World Bank Group

Collection Method

Likely compiled from national surveys and administrative records by the World Bank.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 09:49:27.822464; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mauritania