Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 46.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritania, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 46.4% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 102.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritania peaked at 46.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 1995.
That places Mauritania 175th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 16.6% | — |
| 1998 | 18.9% | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 20.0% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 21.4% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 23.0% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 25.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 32.7% | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 36.1% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 38.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 42.6% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 46.4% | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.5% | 16.6% | 20.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 21.4% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 25.0% | 46.4% | 10 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritania?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritania was 46.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 175th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.