Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 10.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Mauritania, 1995–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Mauritania is 10.7%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Mauritania peaked at 14.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1999.
Mauritania ranks 147th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.8% | — |
| 1999 | 6.0% | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | +59.4% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | +28.5% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -25.4% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 6.0% | 6.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 9.4% | 11.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 10.2% | 14.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 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 teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Mauritania?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Mauritania was 10.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1999.
- How does Mauritania rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Mauritania ranks 147th out of 153 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release