Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 448 number in 2013. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Mauritania, 1978–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2013, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Mauritania stood at 448 number. That is the highest value across all 25 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 in Mauritania peaked at 448 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 110 number, in 1978.
Mauritania ranks 154th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 110 number | — |
| 1985 | 170 number | +54.5% |
| 1987 | 250 number | +47.1% |
| 1988 | 268 number | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 267 number | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 270 number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 266 number | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 250 number | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 266 number | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 270 number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 270 number | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 270 number | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 241 number | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 300 number | +24.5% |
| 2001 | 301 number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 353 number | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 331 number | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 356 number | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 353 number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 360 number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 370 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 379 number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 386 number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 399 number | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 448 number | +12.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 448 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8,660 number, 5% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 448 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,412 number, 13% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) 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 number | 170 number |
| 1987 | +47.1% | 170 number | 250 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 110 number | 110 number | 110 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 238.75 number | 170 number | 268 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 267 number | 241 number | 300 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 346.29 number | 301 number | 370 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 403 number | 379 number | 448 number | 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 in Mauritania?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Mauritania was 448 number in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 448 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 110 number in 1978.
- How does Mauritania rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 154th out of 176 countries with data for 2013.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.