Share of all students in secondary … secondary both sexes vocational in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of all students in secondary … secondary both sexes vocational was 0.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Mauritania, 1972–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Mauritania is 0.2%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 67.3% on the previous year and down 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Mauritania peaked at 18.0% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.
Mauritania ranks 198th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of all students in secondary … secondary both sexes vocational in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 18.0% | — |
| 1981 | 8.4% | -53.3% |
| 1986 | 7.8% | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 7.4% | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 4.9% | -33.8% |
| 1989 | 4.6% | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 4.2% | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 3.9% | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 4.5% | +14.2% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -52.3% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +54.2% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -85.7% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +172.9% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -50.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +29.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +86.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -65.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +54.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -67.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.6%, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.8%, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in secondary … secondary both sexes vocational 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +172.9% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 4.6% | 8.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 2.3% | 4.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 3.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 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 0.2% 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 18.0% in 1972.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Mauritania ranks 198th out of 216 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 down 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release