Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mauritania
Mauritania: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 97.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mauritania, 2004–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mauritania stood at 97.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mauritania peaked at 100.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 86.6%, in 2017.
That places Mauritania 59th out of 131 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 100.0% | — |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.8% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 86.6% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 86.6% | 100.0% | 7 |
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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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mauritania?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mauritania was 97.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.6% in 2017.
- How does Mauritania rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Mauritania ranks 59th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release