Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 35.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Mauritania, 1981–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Mauritania stood at 35.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Mauritania peaked at 37.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 1981.
That places Mauritania 199th out of 212 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 16.8% | — |
| 1987 | 21.3% | +26.8% |
| 1988 | 21.2% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 20.4% | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 18.8% | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 18.1% | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 18.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 18.9% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 18.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 19.5% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 20.9% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 20.4% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 19.2% | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 20.4% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 20.9% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 23.3% | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 23.8% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 25.5% | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 30.8% | +20.8% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 33.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.9% | 16.8% | 21.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 18.1% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 19.9% | 25.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 22.6% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 35.9% | 35.9% | 1 |
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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, secondary, male in Mauritania?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Mauritania was 35.9% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 1981.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- Mauritania ranks 199th out of 212 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release