4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Mauritania
Mauritania: 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education was 46.3 in 2020. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Mauritania, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 46.3 for 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Mauritania peaked at 46.3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 128th out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26 | — |
| 2001 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 34 | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 37 | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 39 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 32 | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 42 | +31.2% |
| 2017 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 45 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 46.3 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.7 | 26 | 30 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7 | 30 | 45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3 | 46.3 | 46.3 | 1 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 24,560 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Mauritania?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Mauritania was 46.3 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3 in 2020.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education?
- Mauritania ranks 128th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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