Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Mauritania

Mauritania: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 368 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
368 number
Change on year
up 55.9%
World rank
128th
of 143 countries
All-time high
495 number
in 2001
All-time low
53 number
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2017

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Mauritania, 1998–2017

1002003004005001998200720171998: 53 number2001: 495 number2002: 408 number2003: 197 number2004: 447 number2005: 317 number2006: 320 number2008: 250 number2009: 380 number2010: 395 number2011: 410 number2012: 435 number2015: 145 number2016: 236 number2017: 368 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Mauritania stood at 368 number.

That represents a change of up 55.9% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Mauritania peaked at 495 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 53 number, in 1998.

That places Mauritania 128th out of 143 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 53 number 53 number 53 number 1
2000s 351.75 number 197 number 495 number 8
2010s 331.5 number 145 number 435 number 6

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 125 Iceland 588 number compare
  2. 126 Senegal 498 number compare
  3. 127 Samoa 443 number compare
  4. 129 Germany 349 number compare
  5. 130 British Virgin Islands 348 number compare
  6. 131 Aruba 288 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Mauritania?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Mauritania was 368 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 495 number in 2001.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 53 number in 1998.
How does Mauritania rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Mauritania ranks 128th out of 143 countries with data for 2017.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,883 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).