Primary education, teachers in Mauritania
Mauritania: Primary education, teachers was 41.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Mauritania, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 41.3% for primary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Mauritania peaked at 41.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1979.
Mauritania ranks 185th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.3% | 6.9% | 8.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 13.5% | 7.6% | 17.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 16.4% | 25.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 23.7% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 33.4% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 35.0% | 41.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Mauritania?
- Primary education, teachers in Mauritania was 41.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1979.
- How does Mauritania rank for primary education, teachers?
- Mauritania ranks 185th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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 education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.