Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 0.8214 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.8214 GPIA
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
77th
of 198 countries
All-time high
0.9867 GPIA
in 2003
All-time low
0.2626 GPIA
in 1988
Years of data
29
1981–2020
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Mauritania, 1981–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Mauritania is 0.8214 GPIA, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Mauritania peaked at 0.9867 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2626 GPIA, in 1988.
Mauritania ranks 77th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5689 GPIA | — |
| 1987 | 0.6621 GPIA | +16.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2626 GPIA | -60.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3136 GPIA | +19.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3683 GPIA | +17.4% |
| 1991 | 0.306 GPIA | -16.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4644 GPIA | +51.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5533 GPIA | +19.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6949 GPIA | +25.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6774 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8164 GPIA | +20.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6277 GPIA | -23.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6663 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6807 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7387 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6897 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9867 GPIA | +43.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8839 GPIA | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7241 GPIA | -18.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6199 GPIA | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6925 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6244 GPIA | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8713 GPIA | +39.5% |
| 2015 | 0.723 GPIA | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6899 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6608 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7107 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8555 GPIA | +20.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8214 GPIA | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4518 GPIA | 0.2626 GPIA | 0.6621 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.575 GPIA | 0.306 GPIA | 0.8164 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.7605 GPIA | 0.6199 GPIA | 0.9867 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.7285 GPIA | 0.6244 GPIA | 0.8713 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8214 GPIA | 0.8214 GPIA | 0.8214 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 446,639 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0864 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 445,182 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0861 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 258,591 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4933 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,560 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 9.78 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Mauritania?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Mauritania was 0.8214 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9867 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2626 GPIA in 1988.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Mauritania ranks 77th out of 198 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release