Lower secondary completion rate, total in Mauritania
Mauritania: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 49.8% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Mauritania, 1978–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 49.8% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2020. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 205.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Mauritania peaked at 49.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1978.
Mauritania ranks 152nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 5.5% | — |
| 1979 | 6.3% | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 7.7% | +21.2% |
| 1981 | 8.5% | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 10.7% | +25.2% |
| 1985 | 12.7% | +19.3% |
| 1986 | 12.0% | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 13.0% | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 13.4% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 11.9% | -10.9% |
| 1991 | 11.3% | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 11.7% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 11.3% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 11.6% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 13.1% | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 13.9% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | +24.8% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | +24.3% |
| 2014 | 29.6% | +46.5% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | +22.1% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.9% | 5.5% | 6.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.2% | 7.7% | 13.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 11.3% | 13.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 16.3% | 20.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 20.2% | 43.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 49.8% | 49.8% | 1 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 24,560 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Mauritania?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Mauritania was 49.8% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1978.
- How does Mauritania rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Mauritania ranks 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 205.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.