Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 39,555 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Mauritania, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 39,555 number for enrolment in upper secondary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 148.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Mauritania peaked at 39,555 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7,170 number, in 1995.
Mauritania ranks 126th 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, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7,170 number | — |
| 1998 | 8,233 number | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 9,524 number | +15.7% |
| 2000 | 9,789 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 12,673 number | +29.5% |
| 2002 | 13,590 number | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 15,213 number | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 16,795 number | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 17,166 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 18,843 number | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 14,395 number | -23.6% |
| 2009 | 15,935 number | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 13,660 number | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 14,307 number | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 18,409 number | +28.7% |
| 2013 | 21,814 number | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 23,132 number | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 24,004 number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 28,497 number | +18.7% |
| 2017 | 29,204 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 37,298 number | +27.7% |
| 2019 | 39,555 number | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,309 number | 7,170 number | 9,524 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 14,933 number | 9,789 number | 18,843 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 24,988 number | 13,660 number | 39,555 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 24,560 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Mauritania?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Mauritania was 39,555 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 39,555 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,170 number in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- Mauritania ranks 126th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.