Tertiary education, academic staff in Mauritania
Mauritania: Tertiary education, academic staff was 7.4% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Tertiary education, academic staff in Mauritania, 1978–2013
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2013, tertiary education, academic staff in Mauritania stood at 7.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Mauritania peaked at 13.6% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2005.
Mauritania ranks 168th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 13.6% | — |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -68.8% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +43.8% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.2% | 6.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.4% | 4 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 24,560 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Mauritania?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Mauritania was 7.4% in 2013, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 1978.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2005.
- How does Mauritania rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Mauritania ranks 168th out of 170 countries with data for 2013.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.