Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Mauritania
Mauritania: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 37.6 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Mauritania, 1995–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 37.6 for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Mauritania peaked at 56.59 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 26.32, in 2003.
Mauritania ranks 4th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.02 | 40.51 | 47.53 | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.21 | 26.32 | 37.91 | 8 |
| 2010s | 47.41 | 37.6 | 56.59 | 6 |
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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 pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Mauritania?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Mauritania was 37.6 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 56.59 in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.32 in 2003.
- How does Mauritania rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- Mauritania ranks 4th out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.