Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) was 0.0053 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Mauritania, 1978–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Mauritania is 0.0053 units per person, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Mauritania peaked at 0.0053 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 1978.
That places Mauritania 178th out of 197 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1985 | 0.0017 units per person | +383.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 units per person | +55.9% |
| 1987 | 0.003 units per person | +15.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0029 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0031 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.003 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 units per person | -10.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0034 units per person | +23.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0034 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0034 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0036 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0038 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.004 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0034 units per person | -16.0% |
| 2002 | 0.003 units per person | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0032 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0032 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.003 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0034 units per person | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0038 units per person | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0038 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 units per person | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0046 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0049 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.005 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0046 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0052 units per person | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0053 units per person | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0034 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Mauritania?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Mauritania was 0.0053 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 1978.
- How does Mauritania rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
- Mauritania ranks 178th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.