Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Mauritania
Mauritania: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Mauritania, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1.0% for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 88.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Mauritania peaked at 1.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
That places Mauritania 112th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.6% | — |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +46.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -23.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +25.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +21.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -22.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -95.3% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +3810.2% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 109 Curaçao 1.1% compare
- 110 Dominican Republic 1.0% compare
- 111 San Marino 1.0% compare
- 113 North Macedonia 1.0%
- 114 Monaco 1.0% compare
- 115 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.0% compare
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 government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Mauritania?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Mauritania was 1.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Mauritania rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 112th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.4%. 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 Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release