Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) was 24.5% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Mauritania, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Mauritania is 24.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Mauritania peaked at 24.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2004.
Mauritania ranks 131st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.9% | 10.7% | 12.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 9.7% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 8.4% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 10.9% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 22.7% | 24.5% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Mauritania?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Mauritania was 24.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2004.
- How does Mauritania rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Mauritania ranks 131st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. 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, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release