Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Mauritania
Mauritania: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions was 0.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Mauritania, 2002–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.6% for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in 2020. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Mauritania peaked at 0.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2002.
That places Mauritania 137th out of 149 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.3% | — |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 60% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 84% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 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 tertiary education in public institutions in Mauritania?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Mauritania was 0.6% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2002.
- How does Mauritania rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions?
- Mauritania ranks 137th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. 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 tertiary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release