Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1 GPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
1 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
146th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 1988
All-time low
0.9952 GPIA
in 1997
Years of data
34
1981–2020
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritania, 1981–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritania peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.9952 GPIA, in 1997.
Mauritania ranks 146th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.04 GPIA | — |
| 1987 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9952 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9952 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 143 Oman 1 GPIA compare
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- 147 Papua New Guinea 1 GPIA compare
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- 148 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
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- 148 Western Sahara 1 GPIA
- 148 Falkland Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Gibraltar 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Grenada 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Guam 1 GPIA
- 148 Guyana 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Jamaica 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Kiribati 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Marshall Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Malawi 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Namibia 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Nigeria 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Nauru 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Palau 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Solomon Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Sierra Leone 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Somalia 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Turkmenistan 1 GPIA
- 148 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
- 148 United States 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Venezuela 1 GPIA compare
- 148 United States Virgin Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Samoa 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Zambia 1 GPIA compare
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More education data for Mauritania
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritania?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritania was 1 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 1988.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9952 GPIA in 1997.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Mauritania ranks 146th out of 211 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release