Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Mauritania
Mauritania: Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private was 49.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Mauritania, 2002–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Mauritania stood at 49.7%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Mauritania peaked at 49.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2002.
Mauritania ranks 85th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 40.9% | — |
| 2003 | 42.7% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 43.9% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 42.2% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 43.7% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 44.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 47.2% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 46.0% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 47.3% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 48.7% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 49.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 49.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.7%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 49.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.2%, 97% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.3% | 40.9% | 45.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 46.0% | 49.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 49.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Mauritania?
- Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Mauritania was 49.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 2002.
- How does Mauritania rank for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private?
- Mauritania ranks 85th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private institutions, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release