Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mauritania
Mauritania: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 65.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mauritania, 2006–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mauritania is 65.7%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mauritania peaked at 100.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 65.7%, in 2019.
Mauritania ranks 64th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 100.0% | — |
| 2014 | 81.5% | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 69.8% | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 65.7% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 65.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 65.7% | 81.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 65.7% | 65.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 61 Saint Lucia 69.2% compare
- 62 Nicaragua 68.1%
- 63 Burkina Faso 66.2% compare
- 65 Belize 64.2% compare
- 66 Pakistan 62.0%
- 67 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 61.1% compare
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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mauritania?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mauritania was 65.7% in 2020, 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 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.7% in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Mauritania ranks 64th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. 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 upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release