Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritania, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritania stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 66.9% on the previous year and down 81.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritania peaked at 7.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
That places Mauritania 158th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.1% | — |
| 1999 | 6.9% | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | -19.6% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +89.1% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -66.8% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +60.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -66.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.1% | 6.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.4% | 7.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 1.5% | 4.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 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 0.8% 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 7.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Mauritania ranks 158th out of 168 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 down 81.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release