Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Mauritania
Mauritania: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 88.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Mauritania, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Mauritania is 88.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Mauritania peaked at 88.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 1985.
Mauritania ranks 156th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 32.3% | — |
| 1994 | 47.1% | +46.0% |
| 1995 | 53.5% | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 56.8% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 60.4% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 59.7% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 60.9% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 63.6% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 70.4% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 69.3% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 72.4% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 74.1% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 71.4% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 71.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 71.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 71.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 69.1% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 70.7% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 75.4% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 72.5% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 69.1% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 74.6% | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 88.7% | +19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.3% | 32.3% | 32.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 55.5% | 47.1% | 60.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 67.5% | 59.4% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.0% | 67.3% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 74.6% | 88.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 258,591 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4933 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,560 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 9.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,916 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.46 % change on previous year (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Mauritania?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Mauritania was 88.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 1985.
- How does Mauritania rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 156th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. 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, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release