School enrollment, tertiary, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: School enrollment, tertiary, male was 7.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary, male in Mauritania, 1978–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 7.7% for school enrollment, tertiary, male in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, male in Mauritania peaked at 8.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1978.
That places Mauritania 166th out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.8% | — |
| 1988 | 5.3% | +587.1% |
| 1989 | 5.4% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 5.4% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 4.7% | -13.7% |
| 1992 | 4.9% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 6.0% | +20.9% |
| 1994 | 5.8% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 6.5% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 4.7% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.7% | 6.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.9% | 8.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary, male in Mauritania?
- School enrollment, tertiary, male in Mauritania was 7.7% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1978.
- How does Mauritania rank for school enrollment, tertiary, male?
- Mauritania ranks 166th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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, tertiary, 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. 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.