Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 99.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritania, 1972–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 99.8% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2020. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritania peaked at 99.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 82.0%, in 1972.
That places Mauritania 44th out of 219 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 82.0% | — |
| 1981 | 91.6% | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 92.2% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 92.6% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 95.1% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 95.8% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 95.5% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 95.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 95.7% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 95.1% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 96.6% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 97.3% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.3% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 96.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 98.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.0% | 82.0% | 82.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 93.4% | 91.6% | 95.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 95.9% | 95.1% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.2% | 96.2% | 98.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.5% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1725 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 446,639 (2024)
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 99.8% 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 99.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.0% in 1972.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Mauritania ranks 44th out of 219 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 up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release