Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all … lower male in Mauritania
Mauritania: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all … lower male was 8,182 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Mauritania, 1978–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 8,182 for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.2% on the previous year and up 114.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Mauritania peaked at 8,239 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 421, in 1980.
Mauritania ranks 73rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all … lower male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 839 | — |
| 1979 | 469 | -44.1% |
| 1980 | 421 | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 1,129 | +168.2% |
| 1989 | 4,288 | +279.8% |
| 1991 | 3,669 | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 2,789 | -24.0% |
| 1993 | 3,334 | +19.5% |
| 1994 | 3,777 | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 3,729 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 2,274 | -39.0% |
| 2001 | 3,306 | +45.4% |
| 2002 | 4,192 | +26.8% |
| 2003 | 3,528 | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 3,614 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 4,233 | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 3,850 | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 3,062 | -20.5% |
| 2009 | 3,811 | +24.5% |
| 2012 | 5,517 | +44.8% |
| 2013 | 4,777 | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 6,217 | +30.1% |
| 2015 | 5,829 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 8,239 | +41.3% |
| 2017 | 4,259 | -48.3% |
| 2018 | 4,456 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 5,205 | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 8,182 | +57.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 8,182 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12,164, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 8,182 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22,796, 36% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all … lower male in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +279.8% | 1,129 | 4,288 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 654 | 469 | 839 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1,946 | 421 | 4,288 | 3 |
| 1990s | 3,262 | 2,274 | 3,777 | 6 |
| 2000s | 3,700 | 3,062 | 4,233 | 8 |
| 2010s | 5,562 | 4,259 | 8,239 | 8 |
| 2020s | 8,182 | 8,182 | 8,182 | 1 |
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 repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Mauritania?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Mauritania was 8,182 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 8,239 in 2016.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 421 in 1980.
- How does Mauritania rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
- Mauritania ranks 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release