Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 47.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Mauritania, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 47.7% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 126.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Mauritania peaked at 47.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1995.
That places Mauritania 174th 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, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 12.6% | — |
| 1998 | 16.5% | +31.0% |
| 1999 | 17.2% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 20.7% | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 21.9% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 22.7% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 20.6% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 30.8% | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 42.8% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 47.7% | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.4% | 12.6% | 17.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 18.5% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 23.4% | 47.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 171 Afghanistan 50.6% compare
- 172 Liberia 48.6% compare
- 173 Mali 48.6% compare
- 175 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 47.6% compare
- 176 Tanzania, United Republic of 45.3% compare
- 177 Marshall Islands 45.0% compare
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 47.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2019.
- 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 174th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.