Enrolment in secondary education, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 131,521 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Mauritania, 1981–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female in Mauritania is 131,521 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 175.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Mauritania peaked at 131,521 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,528 number, in 1981.
Mauritania ranks 122nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4,528 number | — |
| 1987 | 10,890 number | +140.5% |
| 1988 | 11,606 number | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 11,730 number | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 11,426 number | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 11,957 number | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 13,344 number | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 14,334 number | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 16,204 number | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 17,618 number | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 17,355 number | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 18,121 number | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 23,356 number | +28.9% |
| 1999 | 25,371 number | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 27,332 number | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 32,850 number | +20.2% |
| 2002 | 33,951 number | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 37,505 number | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 40,290 number | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 42,591 number | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 44,487 number | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 44,781 number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 47,720 number | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 49,859 number | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 56,065 number | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 68,324 number | +21.9% |
| 2013 | 81,594 number | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 84,214 number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 89,020 number | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 97,076 number | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 100,833 number | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 117,708 number | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 131,521 number | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9,688 number | 4,528 number | 11,730 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 16,909 number | 11,426 number | 25,371 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,056 number | 27,332 number | 47,720 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 87,621 number | 49,859 number | 131,521 number | 10 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.39 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,141 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,419 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9,204 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.36 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15,240 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.81 % change on previous year (2020)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Mauritania?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Mauritania was 131,521 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 131,521 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,528 number in 1981.
- How does Mauritania rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Mauritania ranks 122nd out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.6%. 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, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.