Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female was 84.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mauritania, 2003–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mauritania is 84.5%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mauritania peaked at 100.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 2003.
That places Mauritania 56th out of 81 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 55.2% | — |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +81.1% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 84.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.0% | 55.2% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 84.5% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 84.5% | 84.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,029 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 52,338 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 258,591 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1725 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mauritania?
- Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Mauritania was 84.5% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 2003.
- How does Mauritania rank for trained teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Mauritania ranks 56th out of 81 countries with data for 2020.
- Is trained teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in lower secondary education are the percentage of lower secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.