Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritania

Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 80.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
80.6%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
169th
of 188 countries
All-time high
80.6%
in 2019
All-time low
53.8%
in 1995
Years of data
23
1995–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritania, 1995–2019

0204060801995200720191995: 53.8 %1998: 61.3 %1999: 63.1 %2000: 63.9 %2001: 64.1 %2002: 65.4 %2003: 67.4 %2004: 72.2 %2005: 72.5 %2006: 74.3 %2007: 74.9 %2008: 66.7 %2009: 70.6 %2010: 72 %2011: 72.3 %2012: 74.4 %2013: 75.8 %2014: 77.1 %2015: 80.1 %2016: 75.3 %2017: 75.2 %2018: 78.8 %2019: 80.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 80.6% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritania peaked at 80.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.8%, in 1995.

Mauritania ranks 169th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%) in Mauritania, 1995 to 2019.
Year % Change
1995 53.8%
1998 61.3% +14.0%
1999 63.1% +2.9%
2000 63.9% +1.3%
2001 64.1% +0.3%
2002 65.4% +2.1%
2003 67.4% +3.0%
2004 72.2% +7.2%
2005 72.5% +0.4%
2006 74.3% +2.5%
2007 74.9% +0.7%
2008 66.7% -10.9%
2009 70.6% +5.7%
2010 72.0% +2.1%
2011 72.3% +0.4%
2012 74.4% +2.9%
2013 75.8% +1.9%
2014 77.1% +1.7%
2015 80.1% +3.9%
2016 75.3% -6.0%
2017 75.2% -0.1%
2018 78.8% +4.8%
2019 80.6% +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 59.4% 53.8% 63.1% 3
2000s 69.2% 63.9% 74.9% 10
2010s 76.2% 72.0% 80.6% 10

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 166 Bulgaria 81.6% compare
  2. 167 Pakistan 81.0% compare
  3. 168 Tanzania, United Republic of 80.9% compare
  4. 170 Tuvalu 80.2% compare
  5. 171 Burkina Faso 79.6% compare
  6. 172 Ethiopia 78.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritania?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritania was 80.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 53.8% in 1995.
How does Mauritania rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Mauritania ranks 169th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.