Secondary education, teachers in Mauritania
Mauritania: Secondary education, teachers was 11.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Mauritania, 1978–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2020, secondary education, teachers in Mauritania stood at 11.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Mauritania peaked at 12.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1995.
Mauritania ranks 192nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 11.0% | — |
| 1979 | 10.8% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 11.5% | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 7.8% | -28.2% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | +20.4% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | +22.9% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +22.0% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.9% | 10.8% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 7.8% | 10.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 10.4% | 12.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 10.4% | 12.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 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 secondary education, teachers in Mauritania?
- Secondary education, teachers in Mauritania was 11.2% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Mauritania ranks 192nd out of 198 countries with data for 2020.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.