School enrollment, secondary, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: School enrollment, secondary, male was 35.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, male in Mauritania, 1981–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, male in Mauritania is 35.9%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, male in Mauritania peaked at 37.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 1981.
That places Mauritania 189th 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, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 16.8% | — |
| 1987 | 21.3% | +26.8% |
| 1988 | 21.2% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 20.4% | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 18.8% | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 18.1% | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 18.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 18.9% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 18.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 19.5% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 20.9% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 20.4% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 19.2% | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 20.4% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 20.9% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 23.3% | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 23.8% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 25.5% | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 30.8% | +20.8% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 33.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.9% | 16.8% | 21.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 18.1% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 19.9% | 25.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 22.6% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 35.9% | 35.9% | 1 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.39 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,141 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,419 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9,204 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.36 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15,240 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.81 % change on previous year (2020)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, male in Mauritania?
- School enrollment, secondary, male in Mauritania was 35.9% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 1981.
- How does Mauritania rank for school enrollment, secondary, male?
- Mauritania ranks 189th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.6%. 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, male (% 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.