Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) was 24.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Mauritania, 1981–2025
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.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 10.7% | — |
| 1982 | 11.0% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 11.3% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 11.7% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 12.0% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 12.2% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 12.5% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 12.6% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 12.6% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 12.5% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 12.4% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 12.0% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 11.6% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 11.1% | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 10.7% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 10.5% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 10.0% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 9.7% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 9.5% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 24.5% | +1.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 24.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.5%, 73% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 24.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.2%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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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February 2026 Data Release