Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Mauritania
Mauritania: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 45.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Mauritania, 2001–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 45.0% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.3% on the previous year and up 194.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Mauritania peaked at 45.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2011.
Mauritania ranks 154th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 24.1% | — |
| 2002 | 23.6% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 20.8% | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -33.0% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +60.8% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 35.4% | +25.9% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 35.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 38.3% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | +17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.1% | 20.8% | 24.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 15.3% | 38.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 45.0% | 45.0% | 1 |
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, upper secondary, both sexes in Mauritania?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Mauritania was 45.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2011.
- How does Mauritania rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 154th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 194.5%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release