Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in Mauritania

Mauritania: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 299 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
299 number
Change on year
up 43.8%
World rank
120th
of 140 countries
All-time high
396 number
in 2001
All-time low
49 number
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2017

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

01002003004001998200720171998: 49 number2001: 396 number2002: 334 number2003: 172 number2004: 391 number2005: 277 number2006: 282 number2008: 212 number2009: 341 number2010: 351 number2011: 360 number2012: 369 number2015: 128 number2016: 208 number2017: 299 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 299 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in 2017.

That represents a change of up 43.8% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Mauritania peaked at 396 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 49 number, in 1998.

Mauritania ranks 120th of 140 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in Mauritania, 1998 to 2017.
Year number Change
1998 49 number —
2001 396 number +708.2%
2002 334 number -15.7%
2003 172 number -48.5%
2004 391 number +127.3%
2005 277 number -29.2%
2006 282 number +1.8%
2008 212 number -24.8%
2009 341 number +60.8%
2010 351 number +2.9%
2011 360 number +2.6%
2012 369 number +2.5%
2015 128 number -65.3%
2016 208 number +62.5%
2017 299 number +43.8%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 299 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13,375 number, 2% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 299 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,546 number, 7% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male 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.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +708.2% 49 number 396 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 49 number 49 number 49 number 1
2000s 300.62 number 172 number 396 number 8
2010s 285.83 number 128 number 369 number 6

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 117 Brazil 347 number compare
  2. 118 Luxembourg 331 number compare
  3. 119 Iceland 318 number compare
  4. 120 Senegal 299 number compare
  5. 122 Bermuda 291 number compare
  6. 123 San Marino 267 number compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Mauritania?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Mauritania was 299 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 396 number in 2001.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 49 number in 1998.
How does Mauritania rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
Mauritania ranks 120th out of 140 countries with data for 2017.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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