Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.823 GPIA in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritania, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritania stood at 0.823 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritania peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6971 GPIA, in 2018.
Mauritania ranks 63rd of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7168 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.7218 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7232 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8017 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6982 GPIA | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 1.14 GPIA | +63.2% |
| 2004 | 1.08 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9156 GPIA | -15.2% |
| 2006 | 0.787 GPIA | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7902 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7234 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9268 GPIA | +28.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7716 GPIA | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7399 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7124 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6971 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8585 GPIA | +23.2% |
| 2020 | 0.823 GPIA | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7193 GPIA | 0.7168 GPIA | 0.7218 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8778 GPIA | 0.6982 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.7775 GPIA | 0.6971 GPIA | 0.9268 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.823 GPIA | 0.823 GPIA | 0.823 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritania?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritania was 0.823 GPIA 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 1.14 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6971 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Mauritania ranks 63rd out of 160 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 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release