Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) was 14,681 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Mauritania, 1978–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Mauritania stood at 14,681 number. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and up 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Mauritania peaked at 14,681 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 431 number, in 1978.
Mauritania ranks 139th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 431 number | — |
| 1988 | 4,712 number | +993.3% |
| 1989 | 5,056 number | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 5,143 number | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 4,580 number | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 4,983 number | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 6,389 number | +28.2% |
| 1994 | 6,355 number | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 6,447 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 7,010 number | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 7,803 number | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 7,732 number | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 8,432 number | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 7,516 number | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 6,436 number | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 7,025 number | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 7,092 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 6,608 number | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 7,552 number | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 8,616 number | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 8,994 number | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 10,434 number | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 11,513 number | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 12,634 number | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 13,463 number | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 13,993 number | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 13,602 number | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 13,009 number | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 12,998 number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 14,681 number | +12.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 14,681 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 98,239 number, 15% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 14,681 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44,431 number, 33% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +993.3% | 431 number | 4,712 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 431 number | 431 number | 431 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 4,884 number | 4,712 number | 5,056 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 6,487 number | 4,580 number | 8,432 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,480 number | 6,436 number | 8,994 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 12,925 number | 10,434 number | 14,681 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Mauritania?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Mauritania was 14,681 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 14,681 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 431 number in 1978.
- How does Mauritania rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
- Mauritania ranks 139th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of male students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.