Lower secondary completion rate, male in Mauritania

Mauritania: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 50.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
50.4%
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
151st
of 187 countries
All-time high
50.4%
in 2020
All-time low
9.4%
in 1978
Years of data
27
1978–2020

Lower secondary completion rate, male in Mauritania, 1978–2020

10203040501978199920201978: 9.4 % of relevant age group1979: 10.6 % of relevant age group1980: 12.2 % of relevant age group1981: 13.5 % of relevant age group1989: 16.3 % of relevant age group1991: 15.4 % of relevant age group1992: 15 % of relevant age group1993: 15 % of relevant age group1994: 15.4 % of relevant age group1995: 16.2 % of relevant age group1999: 16 % of relevant age group2001: 19 % of relevant age group2002: 18.5 % of relevant age group2003: 19 % of relevant age group2004: 19.2 % of relevant age group2005: 18.8 % of relevant age group2006: 21.2 % of relevant age group2007: 18.2 % of relevant age group2009: 18.2 % of relevant age group2012: 20.4 % of relevant age group2014: 31.7 % of relevant age group2015: 33.8 % of relevant age group2016: 30.5 % of relevant age group2017: 36.9 % of relevant age group2018: 39.6 % of relevant age group2019: 45.9 % of relevant age group2020: 50.4 % of relevant age group

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.

Analysis

In 2020, lower secondary completion rate, male in Mauritania stood at 50.4%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 177.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Mauritania peaked at 50.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1978.

That places Mauritania 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Lower secondary completion rate, male in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Mauritania, 1978 to 2020.
Year % of relevant age group Change
1978 9.4%
1979 10.6% +12.4%
1980 12.2% +15.4%
1981 13.5% +11.1%
1989 16.3% +20.4%
1991 15.4% -5.7%
1992 15.0% -2.4%
1993 15.0% -0.2%
1994 15.4% +2.8%
1995 16.2% +5.4%
1999 16.0% -1.3%
2001 19.0% +18.7%
2002 18.5% -2.5%
2003 19.0% +2.3%
2004 19.2% +1.1%
2005 18.8% -2.1%
2006 21.2% +13.0%
2007 18.2% -14.0%
2009 18.2% -0.2%
2012 20.4% +11.9%
2014 31.7% +55.9%
2015 33.8% +6.7%
2016 30.5% -10.0%
2017 36.9% +21.1%
2018 39.6% +7.2%
2019 45.9% +16.1%
2020 50.4% +9.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.0% 9.4% 10.6% 2
1980s 14.0% 12.2% 16.3% 3
1990s 15.5% 15.0% 16.2% 6
2000s 19.0% 18.2% 21.2% 8
2010s 34.1% 20.4% 45.9% 7
2020s 50.4% 50.4% 50.4% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Mauritania?
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Mauritania was 50.4% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1978.
How does Mauritania rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
Mauritania ranks 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 177.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,457 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.