School enrollment, secondary in Mauritania
Mauritania: School enrollment, secondary was 31.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Mauritania, 2001–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary in Mauritania is 31.0%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 113.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Mauritania peaked at 31.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2004.
Mauritania ranks 144th of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 13.1% | 14.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 22.1% | 31.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 141 Guinea 32.2% compare
- 142 Burkina Faso 31.0% compare
- 143 Solomon Islands 31.0% compare
- 145 Ethiopia 30.8% compare
- 146 Mali 29.9% compare
- 147 Madagascar 29.8% compare
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 school enrollment, secondary in Mauritania?
- School enrollment, secondary in Mauritania was 31.0% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2004.
- How does Mauritania rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Mauritania ranks 144th out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.2%. 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 School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.