Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 99.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritania, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 99.3% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2020. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritania peaked at 99.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 92.6%, in 2003.
Mauritania ranks 43rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 95.1% | — |
| 1999 | 94.4% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 93.7% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 94.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 95.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 92.6% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 93.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 95.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.7% | 94.4% | 95.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 92.6% | 95.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 95.4% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 1 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,916 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.46 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 127,675 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5275 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 24,444 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.39 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritania?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritania was 99.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.6% in 2003.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Mauritania ranks 43rd out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release