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 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Mauritania, 1995–2019
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 2019.
That represents a change of down 25.4% on the previous year and 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 127th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 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% |
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 |
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 2019, 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 127th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- 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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Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.