Secondary education, pupils in Mauritania
Mauritania: Secondary education, pupils was 49.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Mauritania, 1981–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 49.7% for secondary education, pupils in 2018. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Mauritania peaked at 49.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 1981.
That places Mauritania 70th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.2% | 20.5% | 30.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 35.1% | 30.6% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 41.7% | 46.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 45.1% | 49.7% | 9 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 24,560 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.62 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Mauritania?
- Secondary education, pupils in Mauritania was 49.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 1981.
- How does Mauritania rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Mauritania ranks 70th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.