Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 530 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mauritania, 1995–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 530 for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 158.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mauritania peaked at 530 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67, in 1995.
Mauritania ranks 129th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 67 | — |
| 1999 | 100 | +49.3% |
| 2000 | 161 | +61.0% |
| 2001 | 178 | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 250 | +40.4% |
| 2003 | 259 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 226 | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 202 | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 240 | +18.8% |
| 2009 | 205 | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 225 | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 275 | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 315 | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 323 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 349 | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 478 | +37.0% |
| 2019 | 530 | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 530 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.5 | 67 | 100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 215.12 | 161 | 259 | 8 |
| 2010s | 356.43 | 225 | 530 | 7 |
| 2020s | 530 | 530 | 530 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 24,560 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mauritania?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mauritania was 530 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 530 in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 67 in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Mauritania ranks 129th out of 155 countries with data for 2020.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release