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
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritania, 1995–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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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.