Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 45.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Mauritania, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Mauritania stood at 45.2%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 82.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Mauritania peaked at 45.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 1995.
That places Mauritania 178th 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, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20.4% | — |
| 1998 | 21.2% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 22.7% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 24.2% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 25.3% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 26.3% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 27.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 27.7% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 38.3% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 38.3% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 42.5% | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 45.2% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 20.4% | 22.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 22.9% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 26.5% | 45.2% | 10 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 446,639 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0864 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 445,182 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0861 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Mauritania?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Mauritania was 45.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Mauritania ranks 178th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.