Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 33 number in 2013. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Mauritania, 1978–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Mauritania is 33 number, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.9% on the previous year and up 120.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Mauritania peaked at 33 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15 number, in 1978.
Mauritania ranks 152nd of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15 number | 15 number | 15 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 18 number | 15 number | 25 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 27.75 number | 25 number | 33 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 150 British Virgin Islands 35 number compare
- 150 Seychelles 35 number
- 153 Tonga 24 number compare
- 154 Bermuda 23 number compare
- 155 Comoros 22 number compare
More education data for Mauritania
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 24,560 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.62 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Mauritania?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Mauritania was 33 number in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 33 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 number in 1978.
- How does Mauritania rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Mauritania ranks 152nd out of 159 countries with data for 2013.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female 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.