Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 29.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Mauritania, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Mauritania stood at 29.9%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 97.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Mauritania peaked at 29.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1995.
Mauritania ranks 158th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.5% | — |
| 1998 | 10.0% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 11.3% | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +25.7% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -24.9% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | +25.8% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | +24.6% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | 9.5% | 11.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 11.3% | 18.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 12.8% | 29.9% | 10 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.39 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,141 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,419 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9,204 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.36 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15,240 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.81 % change on previous year (2020)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Mauritania?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Mauritania was 29.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Mauritania ranks 158th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.1%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.