Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes … gaps in Mauritania
Mauritania: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes … gaps was 448 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps in Mauritania, 1978–2013
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps in Mauritania is 448, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps in Mauritania peaked at 448 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 110, in 1978.
That places Mauritania 157th out of 185 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes … gaps in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 110 | — |
| 1985 | 170 | +54.5% |
| 1986 | 210 | +23.5% |
| 1987 | 250 | +19.0% |
| 1988 | 268 | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 267 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 270 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 266 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 250 | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 266 | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 270 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 270 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 270 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 241 | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 270.5 | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 300 | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 300.5 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 301 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 327 | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 353 | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 331 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 356 | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 353 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 356.5 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 360 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 370 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 379 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 386 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 399 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 448 | +12.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes … gaps 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +54.5% | 110 | 170 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 110 | 110 | 110 | 1 |
| 1980s | 233 | 170 | 268 | 5 |
| 1990s | 267.35 | 241 | 300 | 10 |
| 2000s | 340.8 | 300.5 | 370 | 10 |
| 2010s | 403 | 379 | 448 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.7 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.74 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps in Mauritania?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps in Mauritania was 448 in 2013, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 448 in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 110 in 1978.
- How does Mauritania rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps?
- Mauritania ranks 157th out of 185 countries with data for 2013.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) with 737 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) with 737 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.