Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … Pacific both in Mauritania
Mauritania: Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … Pacific both was 0 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the in Mauritania, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the in Mauritania stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the in Mauritania peaked at 41 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2011.
That places Mauritania 168th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … Pacific both in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 41 | — |
| 1998 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 29 | -29.3% |
| 2001 | 26 | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 22 | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 11 | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | -45.5% |
| 2005 | 10 | +66.7% |
| 2006 | 6 | -40.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | -66.7% |
| 2008 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | — |
| 2013 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2014 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | — |
| 2016 | 5 | +400.0% |
| 2017 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 4 | — |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0 | -100.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … Pacific both 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +400.0% | 1 | 5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41 | 41 | 41 | 3 |
| 2000s | 12 | 2 | 29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 168 Aruba 0 compare
- 168 Angola 0 compare
- 168 Anguilla 0 compare
- 168 Andorra 0 compare
- 168 Armenia 0 compare
- 168 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 168 Burkina Faso 0 compare
- 168 Belize 0 compare
- 168 Bermuda 0 compare
- 168 Central African Republic 0 compare
- 168 Cote d'Ivoire 0 compare
- 168 Congo 0 compare
- 168 Comoros 0 compare
- 168 Curacao 0
- 168 Cayman Islands 0 compare
- 168 Djibouti 0 compare
- 168 Eritrea 0 compare
- 168 Gabon 0 compare
- 168 Gibraltar 0 compare
- 168 Guinea 0 compare
- 168 Gambia 0 compare
- 168 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 168 Equatorial Guinea 0 compare
- 168 Grenada 0 compare
- 168 Haiti 0 compare
- 168 Monaco 0 compare
- 168 Moldova 0 compare
- 168 Mali 0 compare
- 168 Montenegro 0 compare
- 168 Montserrat 0 compare
- 168 Palau 0 compare
- 168 Senegal 0 compare
- 168 San Marino 0 compare
- 168 Somalia 0 compare
- 168 Sao Tome and Principe 0 compare
- 168 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 compare
- 168 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 compare
- 168 Chad 0 compare
- 168 Togo 0 compare
- 168 Turkmenistan 0 compare
- 168 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 compare
- 168 British Virgin Islands 0 compare
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 outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the in Mauritania?
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the in Mauritania was 0 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 41 in 1997.
- What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2011.
- How does Mauritania rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the?
- Mauritania ranks 168th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release