School enrollment, secondary, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: School enrollment, secondary, female was 36.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, female in Mauritania, 1981–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, secondary, female in Mauritania stood at 36.2%.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 97.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in Mauritania peaked at 37.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1981.
That places Mauritania 188th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.4% | — |
| 1987 | 8.7% | +98.9% |
| 1988 | 9.0% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 8.8% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 8.4% | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 8.5% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 9.3% | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 9.6% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 10.5% | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 10.7% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 13.7% | +25.2% |
| 1999 | 14.4% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 15.1% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 17.7% | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 36.2% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.7% | 4.4% | 9.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 8.4% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 15.1% | 20.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 18.3% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 36.2% | 36.2% | 1 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, female in Mauritania?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in Mauritania was 36.2% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1981.
- How does Mauritania rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- Mauritania ranks 188th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.