Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 51.8% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mauritania, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mauritania is 51.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mauritania peaked at 51.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 1981.
That places Mauritania 156th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 25.9% | 24.3% | 27.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 29.2% | 27.7% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 31.6% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 38.9% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 48.8% | 51.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 153 Afghanistan 55.4% compare
- 154 Madagascar 54.0% compare
- 155 Mozambique 53.5% compare
- 157 Haiti 50.5% compare
- 158 Mali 50.0% compare
- 159 Chad 37.8% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mauritania?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mauritania was 51.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 1981.
- How does Mauritania rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Mauritania ranks 156th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release