School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Mauritania
Mauritania: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) was 4.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Mauritania, 1978–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 4.4% for school enrollment, tertiary, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Mauritania peaked at 4.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1978.
That places Mauritania 172nd out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.1% | — |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +854.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -12.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +20.7% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | +14.9% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -19.9% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +18.1% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +27.9% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +24.3% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +2.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 4.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.0%, 29% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 4.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.3%, 53% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +854.9% | 0.1% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 4.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.7 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.74 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary, female in Mauritania?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in Mauritania was 4.4% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1978.
- How does Mauritania rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- Mauritania ranks 172nd out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, tertiary, 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.