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. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
99.8%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
48th
of 217 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 2020
All-time low
94.6%
in 1987
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 %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritania stood at 99.8%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.0% 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, 94.6%, in 1987.
That places Mauritania 48th out of 217 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 94.8% | — |
| 1987 | 94.6% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 98.4% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 97.5% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 97.0% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 96.7% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 95.7% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 95.1% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 96.9% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 97.9% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 96.3% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.5% | 94.6% | 98.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 95.1% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 96.3% | 98.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.8% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 45 Yemen 99.9% compare
- 46 Comoros 99.9% compare
- 47 Hong Kong, China 99.8% compare
- 49 Tanzania, United Republic of 99.8% compare
- 50 Tajikistan 99.7% compare
- 51 American Samoa 99.6% compare
More education data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (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 94.6% in 1987.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Mauritania ranks 48th out of 217 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 1.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release