Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0013 number per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Mauritania, 1971–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Mauritania is 0.0013 number per person, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0017 number per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 number per person, in 1971.
Mauritania ranks 179th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0001 number per person | — |
| 1977 | 0.0001 number per person | +21.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 number per person | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 number per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 number per person | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 number per person | +35.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 number per person | +39.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 number per person | +29.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 number per person | +15.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 number per person | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 number per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 number per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 number per person | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 number per person | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 number per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 number per person | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 number per person | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 number per person | +51.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 number per person | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 number per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 number per person | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 number per person | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 number per person | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.001 number per person | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 number per person | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 number per person | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 number per person | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 number per person | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 number per person | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 number per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 number per person | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 number per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 number per person | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 number per person | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 number per person | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 number per person | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 number per person | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 number per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 number per person | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 number per person | 0.0001 number per person | 0.0001 number per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 number per person | 0.0001 number per person | 0.0003 number per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 number per person | 0.0003 number per person | 0.0007 number per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 number per person | 0.0007 number per person | 0.0015 number per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 number per person | 0.0013 number per person | 0.0017 number per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,029 (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Mauritania?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Mauritania was 0.0013 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 number per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 number per person in 1971.
- How does Mauritania rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 179th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.