Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 85.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Mauritania, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Mauritania stood at 85.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Mauritania peaked at 85.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 1995.
That places Mauritania 167th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 48.5% | — |
| 1998 | 59.0% | +21.6% |
| 1999 | 61.1% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 61.3% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 60.7% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 61.9% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 63.9% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 68.7% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 69.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 71.2% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 71.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 68.4% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 69.8% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 69.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 71.1% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 72.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 72.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 75.1% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 73.2% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 74.6% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 84.4% | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 85.9% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.2% | 48.5% | 61.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 60.7% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 69.8% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 74.6% | 85.9% | 3 |
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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, primary and lower secondary, female in Mauritania?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Mauritania was 85.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Mauritania ranks 167th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release