School completion, annual growth rate in Mauritania
Mauritania: School completion, annual growth rate was 1.25 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
School completion, annual growth rate in Mauritania, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1.25 % change on previous year for school completion, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 9.8% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, annual growth rate in Mauritania peaked at 4.76 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1244 % change on previous year, in 2003.
Mauritania ranks 21st of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.55 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year | 1.8 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.29 % change on previous year | 0.6914 % change on previous year | 1.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 % change on previous year | 0.1244 % change on previous year | 4.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.66 % change on previous year | 1.03 % change on previous year | 4.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 18 Gambia 1.4 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.38 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Pakistan 1.36 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Malawi 1.25 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 1.21 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Yemen 1.2 % change on previous year 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 school completion, annual growth rate in Mauritania?
- School completion, annual growth rate in Mauritania was 1.25 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.76 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1244 % change on previous year in 2003.
- How does Mauritania rank for school completion, annual growth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 21st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, annual growth rate rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- School completion Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.