Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania
Mauritania: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 4,538 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania stood at 4,538 number. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 144.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania peaked at 4,538 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 688 number, in 1995.
Mauritania ranks 106th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 688 number | — |
| 1999 | 787 number | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 1,479 number | +87.9% |
| 2001 | 1,636 number | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 1,604 number | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1,896 number | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 2,033 number | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 1,810 number | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 1,880 number | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1,856 number | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1,934 number | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 2,150 number | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 2,467 number | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 2,540 number | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 3,641 number | +43.3% |
| 2018 | 4,321 number | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 4,538 number | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 737.5 number | 688 number | 787 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,774 number | 1,479 number | 2,033 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 3,084 number | 1,934 number | 4,538 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania was 4,538 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4,538 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 688 number in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 106th out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.5%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.