Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 41.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mauritania, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mauritania stood at 41.6%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mauritania peaked at 41.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 1981.
Mauritania ranks 142nd 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.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 14.8% | — |
| 1982 | 15.3% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 15.7% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 16.1% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 16.6% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 17.0% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 17.5% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 17.8% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 18.1% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 18.5% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 19.0% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 19.3% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 19.7% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 20.1% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 20.3% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 20.7% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 21.0% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 21.4% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 21.7% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 21.9% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 22.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 23.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 27.4% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 34.6% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 36.0% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 37.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 38.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 39.5% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 40.2% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 40.9% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 41.6% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.6% | 14.8% | 18.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 20.2% | 18.5% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 21.9% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 26.1% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 38.4% | 41.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mauritania?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mauritania was 41.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 1981.
- How does Mauritania rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Mauritania ranks 142nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release