Secondary education, vocational pupils in Mauritania
Mauritania: Secondary education, vocational pupils was 1,122 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, vocational pupils in Mauritania, 1972–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, vocational pupils in Mauritania is 1,122, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 59.8% on the previous year and down 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils in Mauritania peaked at 3,338 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 820, in 1972.
Mauritania ranks 162nd 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, vocational pupils in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 820 | — |
| 1981 | 1,854 | +126.1% |
| 1986 | 2,807 | +51.4% |
| 1987 | 2,808 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,929 | -31.3% |
| 1989 | 1,784 | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 1,567 | -12.2% |
| 1991 | 1,476 | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 1,782 | +20.7% |
| 1993 | 1,963 | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 1,949 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 2,091 | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 2,544 | +21.7% |
| 1998 | 1,329 | -47.8% |
| 1999 | 1,682 | +26.6% |
| 2000 | 1,871 | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 1,916 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1,893 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 3,129 | +65.3% |
| 2004 | 3,338 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 3,256 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 3,174 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1,898 | -40.2% |
| 2013 | 2,139 | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 2,053 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 1,058 | -48.5% |
| 2016 | 1,463 | +38.3% |
| 2017 | 2,793 | +90.9% |
| 2018 | 1,122 | -59.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, vocational pupils 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +126.1% | 820 | 1,854 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 820 | 820 | 820 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2,236 | 1,784 | 2,808 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,820 | 1,329 | 2,544 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,654 | 1,871 | 3,338 | 7 |
| 2010s | 1,789 | 1,058 | 2,793 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 159 Sao Tome and Principe 1,453 compare
- 160 Fiji 1,389 compare
- 161 Cape Verde 1,212 compare
- 163 Liechtenstein 1,120 compare
- 164 Maldives 1,115 compare
- 165 Aruba 1,088 compare
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, vocational pupils in Mauritania?
- Secondary education, vocational pupils in Mauritania was 1,122 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 3,338 in 2004.
- What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 820 in 1972.
- How does Mauritania rank for secondary education, vocational pupils?
- Mauritania ranks 162nd out of 201 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, vocational pupils rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.7%. 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, vocational pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.