Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania
Mauritania: Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes was 78,293 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 78,293 number for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 116.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania peaked at 78,293 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21,139 number, in 1995.
Mauritania ranks 128th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 21,139 number | — |
| 1998 | 21,650 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 24,302 number | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 24,353 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 31,014 number | +27.4% |
| 2002 | 31,736 number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 34,497 number | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 36,797 number | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 37,723 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 42,522 number | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 32,015 number | -24.7% |
| 2009 | 36,127 number | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 31,839 number | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 33,734 number | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 43,992 number | +30.4% |
| 2013 | 49,588 number | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 50,815 number | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 52,363 number | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 60,873 number | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 61,465 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 74,304 number | +20.9% |
| 2019 | 78,293 number | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,364 number | 21,139 number | 24,302 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 34,087 number | 24,353 number | 42,522 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 53,727 number | 31,839 number | 78,293 number | 10 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 258,591 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4933 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,560 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 9.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,916 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.46 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 127,675 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5275 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 24,444 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.39 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania was 78,293 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 78,293 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,139 number in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 128th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.7%. 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 Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.