Primary completion rate, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Primary completion rate, female was 74.5% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Primary completion rate, female in Mauritania, 1976–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2020, primary completion rate, female in Mauritania stood at 74.5%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Mauritania peaked at 74.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1977.
Mauritania ranks 151st of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary completion rate, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5.9% | — |
| 1977 | 5.5% | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 6.2% | +13.5% |
| 1979 | 9.4% | +50.3% |
| 1981 | 16.1% | +71.3% |
| 1985 | 21.9% | +36.3% |
| 1986 | 24.5% | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 22.7% | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 28.6% | +26.1% |
| 1989 | 25.3% | -11.4% |
| 1990 | 21.3% | -15.8% |
| 1991 | 25.6% | +20.2% |
| 1992 | 24.8% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 27.0% | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 26.5% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 27.2% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 28.8% | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 32.8% | +13.7% |
| 1998 | 39.3% | +19.8% |
| 1999 | 41.2% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 41.8% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 40.5% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 40.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | +27.7% |
| 2009 | 68.2% | +31.5% |
| 2012 | 67.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 66.4% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 72.1% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 72.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.8% | 5.5% | 9.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 23.2% | 16.1% | 28.6% | 6 |
| 1990s | 29.4% | 21.3% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 40.0% | 68.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 65.7% | 72.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 74.5% | 74.5% | 1 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 24,560 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Mauritania?
- Primary completion rate, female in Mauritania was 74.5% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1977.
- How does Mauritania rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Mauritania ranks 151st out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.