Progression to secondary school in Mauritania
Mauritania: Progression to secondary school was 65.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Progression to secondary school in Mauritania, 1977–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 65.6% for progression to secondary school in 2017.
The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Mauritania peaked at 85.0% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, in 1988.
Mauritania ranks 161st of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.8% | 84.5% | 85.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 47.7% | 38.9% | 55.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 50.8% | 45.2% | 54.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 53.0% | 39.3% | 60.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 57.5% | 65.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 24,560 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 104.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 33.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 1.25 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Mauritania?
- Progression to secondary school in Mauritania was 65.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 1978.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9% in 1988.
- How does Mauritania rank for progression to secondary school?
- Mauritania ranks 161st out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).