Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.9% 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 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 66.2% 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 8.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2020.
Mauritania ranks 157th of 168 countries on this measure, 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 | 6.9% | — |
| 1999 | 7.8% | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | -22.2% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -20.1% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -46.0% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +21.3% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +92.3% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -66.2% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +46.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -66.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 6.9% | 7.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.9% | 8.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 1.8% | 5.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 154 Afghanistan 1.4% compare
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- 158 Kenya 0.8% compare
- 159 Barbados 0.2% compare
- 160 Anguilla 0.0% compare
- 160 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
- 160 Dominica 0.0%
- 160 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 160 Jamaica 0.0% compare
- 160 Saint Lucia 0.0% compare
- 160 Marshall Islands 0.0% compare
- 160 Malawi 0.0%
- 160 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% compare
More education data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.49 % 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 0.9% 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 8.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Mauritania ranks 157th 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release