Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.002 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Mauritania, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Mauritania is 0.002 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.002 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 1971.
Mauritania ranks 167th of 200 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 | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per person | +21.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per person | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per person | +35.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per person | +39.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per person | +29.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per person | +15.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per person | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 units per person | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 units per person | +51.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 units per person | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.001 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 units per person | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 units per person | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 units per person | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 units per person | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 units per person | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 0.002 units per person | +77.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.002 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0027 units per person, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.002 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 units per person, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +77.2% | 0.0011 units per person | 0.002 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 2 |
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 0.002 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.002 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1971.
- How does Mauritania rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 167th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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.