Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita was 0.0003 units per person in 2018. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Mauritania, 1972–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0003 units per person for secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 61.0% on the previous year and down 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0016 units per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 2018.
That places Mauritania 179th out of 201 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0007 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0012 units per person | +74.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0016 units per person | +31.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.001 units per person | -33.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 units per person | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 units per person | -14.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 units per person | -8.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 units per person | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 units per person | +19.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 units per person | -50.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 units per person | +23.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 units per person | +61.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 units per person | -50.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per person | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 units per person | +34.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 units per person | +85.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per person | -61.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Mauritania?
- Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Mauritania was 0.0003 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 units per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2018.
- How does Mauritania rank for secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 179th out of 201 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, vocational pupils 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, vocational pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, vocational pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, 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, vocational pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.