Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.002 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Mauritania, 1978–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2020, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.002 units per person.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0021 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per person, in 1978.
Mauritania ranks 186th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.0004 units per person | — |
| 1979 | 0.0004 units per person | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 units per person | +112.2% |
| 1988 | 0.001 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 0.001 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.001 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 units per person | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.001 units per person | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 units per person | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.001 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 units per person | +23.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 units per person | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 units per person | +31.6% |
| 2017 | 0.002 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.002 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.002 units per person | -2.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.002 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0042 units per person, 47% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.002 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.003 units per person, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +112.2% | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0009 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.002 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 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 secondary education, teachers, per capita in Mauritania?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Mauritania was 0.002 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0021 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 1978.
- How does Mauritania rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 186th out of 201 countries with data for 2020.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.