Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 83.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Mauritania, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Mauritania stood at 83.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Mauritania peaked at 83.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 1995.
That places Mauritania 162nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 48.3% | — |
| 1998 | 58.9% | +22.0% |
| 1999 | 61.3% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 62.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 62.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 66.7% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 71.9% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 73.1% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 74.6% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 75.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 67.6% | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 72.9% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 73.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 75.3% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 77.3% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 78.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 81.3% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.2% | 48.3% | 61.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 68.9% | 62.1% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 72.9% | 83.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 159 Mozambique 85.3% compare
- 160 Jamaica 85.1% compare
- 161 Côte d'Ivoire 84.0% compare
- 163 Puerto Rico 83.0% compare
- 164 Tanzania, United Republic of 82.4% compare
- 165 Bulgaria 81.0% compare
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, female in Mauritania?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Mauritania was 83.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Mauritania ranks 162nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.