Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female was 73.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Mauritania, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Mauritania is 73.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Mauritania peaked at 73.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.2%, in 2001.
Mauritania ranks 130th of 161 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 43.2% | — |
| 2002 | 44.4% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 44.3% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 61.1% | +38.0% |
| 2012 | 67.3% | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 58.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 52.7% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 54.3% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 60.5% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 68.3% | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 49.3% | -27.8% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | +48.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.8% | 43.2% | 47.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 59.7% | 52.7% | 68.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 61.1% | 49.3% | 73.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Mauritania?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Mauritania was 73.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.2% in 2001.
- How does Mauritania rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Mauritania ranks 130th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release