Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male was 44.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Mauritania, 2001–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 44.3% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.8% on the previous year and up 159.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Mauritania peaked at 44.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2011.
That places Mauritania 152nd out of 176 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26.3% | — |
| 2002 | 26.1% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -29.4% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | +58.2% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | +22.1% |
| 2017 | 37.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 44.3% | +17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.9% | 22.5% | 26.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 17.1% | 37.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 44.3% | 44.3% | 1 |
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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Mauritania?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Mauritania was 44.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2011.
- How does Mauritania rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male?
- Mauritania ranks 152nd out of 176 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release