Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Mauritania
Mauritania: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 7.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Mauritania, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Mauritania stood at 7.6%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 61.4% on the previous year and up 197.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Mauritania peaked at 7.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2022.
That places Mauritania 11th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 1.4% | 7.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 24,560 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.62 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Mauritania?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Mauritania was 7.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2022.
- How does Mauritania rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 11th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.