School completion, per unit of GDP in Mauritania
Mauritania: School completion, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
School completion, per unit of GDP in Mauritania, 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school completion, per unit of gdp in Mauritania is 0 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, per unit of gdp in Mauritania peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
Mauritania ranks 37th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
School completion, per unit of GDP in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -28.8% |
| 1992 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +18.5% |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -23.8% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
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 school completion, per unit of gdp in Mauritania?
- School completion, per unit of gdp in Mauritania was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1985.
- What is the lowest school completion, per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Mauritania rank for school completion, per unit of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 37th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
School completion divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
School completion ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Share of children who have completed primary school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
School completion divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.