Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Mauritania
Mauritania: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 42.95 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Mauritania, 1978–2013
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2013, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Mauritania stood at 42.95.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Mauritania peaked at 44.81 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.34, in 1978.
Mauritania ranks 5th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.34 | 4.34 | 4.34 | 1 |
| 1980s | 20.01 | 16.59 | 21.75 | 4 |
| 1990s | 28.24 | 20.07 | 38.28 | 9 |
| 2000s | 29.14 | 24.6 | 33.84 | 7 |
| 2010s | 41.99 | 38.35 | 44.81 | 4 |
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, tertiary in Mauritania?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Mauritania was 42.95 in 2013, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 44.81 in 2012.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.34 in 1978.
- How does Mauritania rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- Mauritania ranks 5th out of 175 countries with data for 2013.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.6%. 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, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.