Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 530 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mauritania, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mauritania is 530 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 158.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mauritania peaked at 530 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67 number, in 1995.
That places Mauritania 119th out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 67 number | — |
| 1999 | 100 number | +49.3% |
| 2000 | 161 number | +61.0% |
| 2001 | 178 number | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 250 number | +40.4% |
| 2003 | 259 number | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 226 number | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 202 number | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 240 number | +18.8% |
| 2009 | 205 number | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 225 number | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 275 number | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 315 number | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 323 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 349 number | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 478 number | +37.0% |
| 2019 | 530 number | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.5 number | 67 number | 100 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 215.12 number | 161 number | 259 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 356.43 number | 225 number | 530 number | 7 |
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 number in 2019, 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 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 67 number in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Mauritania ranks 119th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- 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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Total number of female 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.