Progression to secondary school, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: Progression to secondary school, male was 67.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Progression to secondary school, male in Mauritania, 1977–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 67.6% for progression to secondary school, male in 2017.
That represents a change of up 23.7% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, male in Mauritania peaked at 89.1% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 1988.
That places Mauritania 150th out of 156 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 89.1% | — |
| 1978 | 84.1% | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 42.1% | -49.9% |
| 1990 | 47.8% | +13.5% |
| 1991 | 52.4% | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 52.9% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 53.4% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 56.5% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 55.9% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 53.8% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 56.6% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 61.6% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 66.4% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 43.4% | -34.6% |
| 2011 | 61.0% | +40.5% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 62.6% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 67.6% | +23.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.6% | 84.1% | 89.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 42.1% | 42.1% | 42.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 53.2% | 47.8% | 56.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 56.4% | 43.4% | 66.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 54.6% | 67.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- 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 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, male in Mauritania?
- Progression to secondary school, male in Mauritania was 67.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 1977.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 1988.
- How does Mauritania rank for progression to secondary school, male?
- Mauritania ranks 150th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).