Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Mauritania
Mauritania: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 25.92 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Mauritania, 1987–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 25.92 for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Mauritania peaked at 33.55 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.1, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 31st out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.92 | 19.73 | 22.49 | 3 |
| 1990s | 23.17 | 18.1 | 28.24 | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.23 | 26.08 | 30.98 | 7 |
| 2010s | 28.53 | 23.71 | 33.55 | 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 pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Mauritania?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Mauritania was 25.92 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 33.55 in 2015.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1 in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Mauritania ranks 31st out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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, secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.