Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male was 66.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Mauritania, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Mauritania stood at 66.4%.
That represents a change of up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Mauritania peaked at 76.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 2006.
Mauritania ranks 137th 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, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 47.6% | — |
| 2002 | 48.3% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 47.8% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | +45.2% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 61.4% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 62.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 52.2% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 57.8% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 48.2% | -27.0% |
| 2024 | 66.4% | +37.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.5% | 45.3% | 48.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 61.5% | 50.2% | 76.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 48.2% | 66.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 127,675 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5275 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 24,444 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.39 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,141 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,419 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9,204 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.36 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15,240 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.81 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Mauritania?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Mauritania was 66.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 2006.
- How does Mauritania rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
- Mauritania ranks 137th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release