Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female was 45.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Mauritania, 2001–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Mauritania stood at 45.6%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.8% on the previous year and up 237.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Mauritania peaked at 45.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2011.
Mauritania ranks 151st of 176 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, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 21.9% | — |
| 2002 | 21.1% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | -36.8% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | +64.5% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | +30.0% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 35.8% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 39.1% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 45.6% | +16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.2% | 19.2% | 22.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 13.5% | 39.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 45.6% | 45.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Mauritania?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Mauritania was 45.6% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2011.
- How does Mauritania rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Mauritania ranks 151st out of 176 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 237.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release