Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Mauritania
Mauritania: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled was 105.44 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Mauritania, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 105.44 for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Mauritania peaked at 105.44 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.49, in 1971.
That places Mauritania 64th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 15.49 | — |
| 1972 | 16.23 | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 17.94 | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 18.03 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 18.42 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 19.99 | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 24.7 | +23.5% |
| 1978 | 26.97 | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 29.53 | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 34.04 | +15.3% |
| 1981 | 35.22 | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 38.62 | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 39.6 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 42.81 | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 44.24 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 47.77 | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 49.63 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 50.33 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 49.34 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 46.9 | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 49.17 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 53.93 | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 60.92 | +13.0% |
| 1994 | 67.15 | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 71.01 | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 74.58 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 78.51 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 80.77 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 82.45 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 82 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 80.32 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 81.04 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 82.68 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 88.96 | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 89.08 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 92.25 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 94.51 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 91.18 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 97.03 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 97.86 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 95.44 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 94.9 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 93.64 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 93.9 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 96.7 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 88.66 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 87.82 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 90.22 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 90.27 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 93.8 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 97.21 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 100.61 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 104.02 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 105.44 | +1.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 105.44 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.7, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 105.44 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100.43, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.81 | 15.49 | 29.53 | 9 |
| 1980s | 43.16 | 34.04 | 50.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.54 | 46.9 | 82.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.9 | 80.32 | 97.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.94 | 87.82 | 97.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.21 | 93.8 | 105.44 | 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 primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Mauritania?
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Mauritania was 105.44 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 105.44 in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.49 in 1971.
- How does Mauritania rank for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled?
- Mauritania ranks 64th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.