4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%) in Mauritania
Mauritania: 4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%) was 22.2 in 2020. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education in Mauritania, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in Mauritania is 22.2, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in Mauritania peaked at 22.2 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2007.
That places Mauritania 129th 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 upper secondary education (%) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11 | — |
| 2001 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 11 | +37.5% |
| 2009 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 17 | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 13 | -27.8% |
| 2016 | 20 | +53.8% |
| 2017 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 22.2 | +0.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 22.2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.5, 75% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 22.2 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.2, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%) in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +53.8% | 13 | 20 |
| 2008 | +37.5% | 8 | 11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4 | 13 | 22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.7 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.74 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,029 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 52,338 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 258,591 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1725 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in Mauritania?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in Mauritania was 22.2 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2 in 2020.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2007.
- How does Mauritania rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education?
- Mauritania ranks 129th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. 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 upper secondary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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