Secondary education, duration in Mauritania
Mauritania: Secondary education, duration was 7 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 209 countries
All-time high
7 years
in 1970
All-time low
6 years
in 1978
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Secondary education, duration in Mauritania, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, duration in Mauritania is 7 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in Mauritania peaked at 7 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1978.
Mauritania ranks 26th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.8 years | 6 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.2 years | 6 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
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- 26 Madagascar 7 years compare
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More education data for Mauritania
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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, total 1.25 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 33.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, duration in Mauritania?
- Secondary education, duration in Mauritania was 7 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1978.
- How does Mauritania rank for secondary education, duration?
- Mauritania ranks 26th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.