Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%) was 36.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Mauritania, 1981–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 36.2% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in 2020.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 97.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Mauritania peaked at 37.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1981.
Mauritania ranks 198th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.4% | — |
| 1987 | 8.7% | +98.9% |
| 1988 | 9.0% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 8.8% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 8.4% | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 8.5% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 9.3% | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 9.6% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 10.5% | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 10.7% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 13.7% | +25.2% |
| 1999 | 14.4% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 15.1% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 17.7% | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 36.2% | -3.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 36.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 70.5%, 51% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 36.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.9%, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%) in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +98.9% | 4.4% | 8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.7% | 4.4% | 9.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 8.4% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 15.1% | 20.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 18.3% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 36.2% | 36.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,029 (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Mauritania?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Mauritania was 36.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1981.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- Mauritania ranks 198th out of 212 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.9%. 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, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release