Primary completion rate, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: Primary completion rate, male was 72.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Mauritania, 1976–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, male in Mauritania is 72.4%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.8% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Mauritania peaked at 72.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 1976.
That places Mauritania 154th out of 189 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15.7% | — |
| 1977 | 16.2% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 18.4% | +13.7% |
| 1979 | 22.9% | +24.7% |
| 1981 | 35.1% | +52.9% |
| 1985 | 38.9% | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 41.0% | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 44.3% | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 49.1% | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 43.6% | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 36.7% | -15.8% |
| 1991 | 39.8% | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 37.9% | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 38.0% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 37.7% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 38.9% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 38.8% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 43.5% | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 48.2% | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 48.9% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 48.1% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 44.8% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 42.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 52.8% | +24.4% |
| 2009 | 67.1% | +27.2% |
| 2012 | 71.2% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 72.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 68.1% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 66.9% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 63.6% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 60.4% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 72.4% | +19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.3% | 15.7% | 22.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 42.0% | 35.1% | 49.1% | 6 |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 36.7% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.5% | 41.9% | 67.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 60.4% | 72.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 72.4% | 72.4% | 1 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 127,675 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5275 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 24,444 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.39 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,141 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,419 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9,204 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.36 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15,240 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.81 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Mauritania?
- Primary completion rate, male in Mauritania was 72.4% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 1976.
- How does Mauritania rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Mauritania ranks 154th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (% 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.