Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per capita in Mauritania

Mauritania: Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0278 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.0278 units per person
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
176th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.0287 units per person
in 2019
All-time low
0.0116 units per person
in 1981
Years of data
29
1981–2020

Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per capita in Mauritania, 1981–2020

00.010.020.031981200020201981: 0.012 units per person1987: 0.015 units per person1988: 0.015 units per person1989: 0.014 units per person1990: 0.013 units per person1991: 0.013 units per person1992: 0.013 units per person1993: 0.013 units per person1994: 0.013 units per person1995: 0.014 units per person1996: 0.015 units per person1997: 0.014 units per person1998: 0.013 units per person1999: 0.014 units per person2000: 0.015 units per person2001: 0.016 units per person2002: 0.016 units per person2003: 0.017 units per person2004: 0.017 units per person2005: 0.017 units per person2006: 0.018 units per person2013: 0.024 units per person2014: 0.025 units per person2015: 0.025 units per person2016: 0.025 units per person2017: 0.025 units per person2018: 0.027 units per person2019: 0.029 units per person2020: 0.028 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 0.0278 units per person for enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per capita in 2020.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0287 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0116 units per person, in 1981.

That places Mauritania 176th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per capita in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per capita in Mauritania, 1981 to 2020.
Year units per person Change
1981 0.0116 units per person
1987 0.015 units per person +29.5%
1988 0.0149 units per person -0.4%
1989 0.0144 units per person -3.6%
1990 0.0133 units per person -7.9%
1991 0.0128 units per person -3.6%
1992 0.0127 units per person -0.8%
1993 0.0132 units per person +4.1%
1994 0.0132 units per person -0.3%
1995 0.0136 units per person +3.2%
1996 0.0146 units per person +7.5%
1997 0.0143 units per person -2.3%
1998 0.0135 units per person -5.5%
1999 0.0143 units per person +6.2%
2000 0.0146 units per person +2.4%
2001 0.0164 units per person +11.7%
2002 0.0164 units per person -0.0%
2003 0.0167 units per person +2.4%
2004 0.017 units per person +1.3%
2005 0.0171 units per person +0.8%
2006 0.0181 units per person +5.8%
2013 0.024 units per person +32.9%
2014 0.0246 units per person +2.5%
2015 0.0248 units per person +0.9%
2016 0.0252 units per person +1.3%
2017 0.0245 units per person -2.5%
2018 0.0274 units per person +11.9%
2019 0.0287 units per person +4.7%
2020 0.0278 units per person -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.014 units per person 0.0116 units per person 0.015 units per person 4
1990s 0.0135 units per person 0.0127 units per person 0.0146 units per person 10
2000s 0.0166 units per person 0.0146 units per person 0.0181 units per person 7
2010s 0.0256 units per person 0.024 units per person 0.0287 units per person 7
2020s 0.0278 units per person 0.0278 units per person 0.0278 units per person 1

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 173 Rwanda 0.0286 units per person compare
  2. 174 Saint Lucia 0.0284 units per person compare
  3. 175 Cayman Islands 0.0279 units per person compare
  4. 177 Liberia 0.0274 units per person compare
  5. 178 Qatar 0.0274 units per person compare
  6. 179 Japan 0.0272 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per capita in Mauritania?
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per capita in Mauritania was 0.0278 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 0.0287 units per person in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0116 units per person in 1981.
How does Mauritania rank for enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per capita?
Mauritania ranks 176th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 6,799 data points, 1970–2025
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Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.