Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 50.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Mauritania, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 50.4% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Mauritania peaked at 51.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1995.
Mauritania ranks 183rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 12.6% | — |
| 1998 | 16.5% | +31.2% |
| 1999 | 17.3% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 20.9% | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 21.9% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 34.4% | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 35.3% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 36.1% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 39.5% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 51.4% | +21.6% |
| 2024 | 50.4% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 12.6% | 17.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 18.6% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 22.2% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 42.3% | 51.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Mauritania?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Mauritania was 50.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Mauritania ranks 183rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release