Mauritania - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1993 0.38
2003 1.98
2004 1.80
2015 10.49

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2015 11.72

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2015 9.30

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Mauritania was 100.41 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 104.51 in 2015 and a minimum value of 14.25 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 14.25
1972 15.10
1973 16.85
1974 17.08
1975 17.61
1976 19.31
1977 24.00
1978 26.29
1979 28.83
1980 33.29
1981 34.53
1982 37.80
1983 38.67
1984 41.75
1985 43.21
1986 46.84
1987 48.68
1988 49.43
1989 48.52
1990 46.14
1991 48.52
1992 53.27
1993 60.24
1994 66.29
1995 70.09
1996 73.74
1997 77.59
1998 80.10
1999 82.26
2000 82.99
2001 82.73
2002 84.65
2003 87.08
2004 93.78
2005 93.68
2006 96.24
2007 97.60
2008 93.28
2009 98.58
2010 99.68
2011 98.21
2012 98.89
2013 99.02
2014 100.40
2015 104.51
2016 96.83
2017 96.66
2018 99.89
2019 100.41

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Mauritania was 103.55 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 107.04 in 2015 and a minimum value of 8.02 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 8.02
1972 8.52
1976 14.03
1977 15.96
1978 18.24
1979 20.92
1981 24.76
1982 29.43
1983 30.65
1984 33.64
1985 34.98
1986 37.94
1987 39.28
1988 41.08
1989 40.31
1990 38.88
1991 41.56
1992 46.58
1993 54.25
1994 60.26
1995 64.00
1996 68.56
1997 74.02
1998 77.72
1999 80.90
2000 81.64
2001 81.04
2002 83.95
2003 87.06
2004 94.24
2005 95.20
2006 97.45
2007 99.15
2008 95.33
2009 100.97
2010 101.96
2011 100.87
2012 101.43
2013 101.40
2014 103.14
2015 107.04
2016 99.78
2017 99.81
2018 102.75
2019 103.55

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Mauritania was 97.36 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 102.05 in 2015 and a minimum value of 20.35 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 20.35
1972 21.52
1976 24.45
1977 31.83
1978 34.13
1979 36.53
1981 44.06
1982 45.97
1983 46.50
1984 49.67
1985 51.24
1986 55.51
1987 57.85
1988 57.57
1989 56.50
1990 53.20
1991 55.29
1992 59.77
1993 66.04
1994 72.14
1995 75.99
1996 78.75
1997 81.06
1998 82.40
1999 83.57
2000 84.29
2001 84.36
2002 85.32
2003 87.09
2004 93.33
2005 92.21
2006 95.07
2007 96.10
2008 91.29
2009 96.26
2010 97.46
2011 95.63
2012 96.43
2013 96.71
2014 97.74
2015 102.05
2016 93.97
2017 93.60
2018 97.11
2019 97.36

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Mauritania was 79.57 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 79.57 in 2018 and a minimum value of 31.52 in 1985.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1985 31.52
1994 46.50
1995 52.81
1996 56.18
1998 59.85
1999 59.54
2000 60.07
2001 63.83
2002 63.37
2003 66.72
2004 74.01
2005 72.55
2006 75.22
2007 76.05
2008 72.68
2009 72.06
2010 72.37
2011 72.45
2012 71.16
2013 74.55
2014 76.29
2016 73.11
2017 77.82
2018 79.57

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Mauritania was 80.86 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 80.86 in 2018 and a minimum value of 42.46 in 1994.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1994 42.46
1995 48.47
1996 52.72
1998 58.16
1999 58.53
2000 59.06
2001 62.50
2002 63.03
2003 66.73
2004 74.58
2005 73.60
2006 76.14
2007 77.32
2008 74.35
2009 73.41
2010 73.81
2011 74.39
2012 73.69
2013 76.30
2014 78.08
2016 74.96
2017 79.92
2018 80.86

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Mauritania was 78.33 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 78.33 in 2018 and a minimum value of 50.42 in 1994.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1994 50.42
1995 57.01
1996 59.54
1998 61.49
1999 60.52
2000 61.04
2001 65.11
2002 63.70
2003 66.71
2004 73.47
2005 71.53
2006 74.32
2007 74.81
2008 71.06
2009 70.74
2010 70.98
2011 70.56
2012 68.70
2013 72.85
2014 74.56
2016 71.32
2017 75.78
2018 78.33

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Mauritania was 15.96 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 15.96 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1971.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 0.00
1972 0.00
1973 0.00
1974 0.00
1975 0.00
1987 0.11
1988 0.32
1991 0.71
1992 0.73
1993 0.48
1994 0.57
1995 0.38
1999 1.88
2000 2.80
2001 3.18
2002 3.30
2003 4.45
2004 7.01
2005 7.99
2006 7.41
2007 9.24
2008 9.69
2009 9.02
2010 11.41
2011 11.11
2012 12.84
2013 14.21
2014 14.77
2015 15.76
2016 14.09
2018 15.66
2019 15.96

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Mauritania was 39.41 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39.41 in 2019 and a minimum value of 2.60 in 1972.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1972 2.60
1981 10.14
1986 14.27
1987 14.68
1988 14.83
1989 14.37
1990 13.32
1991 13.05
1992 13.47
1993 14.17
1994 14.67
1995 15.25
1996 15.65
1997 15.47
1998 16.27
1999 17.23
2000 17.81
2001 20.21
2002 20.26
2003 21.22
2004 21.86
2005 22.32
2006 23.31
2008 19.09
2009 20.49
2010 20.75
2011 22.90
2012 27.26
2013 30.10
2014 30.71
2015 31.42
2016 32.68
2017 32.57
2018 36.83
2019 39.41

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Mauritania was 40.45 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 40.45 in 2019 and a minimum value of 4.20 in 1981.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 4.20
1987 8.53
1988 8.85
1989 8.71
1990 8.25
1991 8.39
1992 9.12
1993 9.54
1994 10.49
1995 11.09
1996 10.62
1997 10.82
1998 13.59
1999 14.38
2000 15.06
2001 17.59
2002 17.75
2003 19.16
2004 20.12
2005 20.81
2006 21.30
2008 17.87
2009 18.65
2010 19.07
2011 20.97
2012 24.97
2013 29.12
2014 29.34
2015 30.27
2016 32.20
2017 32.63
2018 37.14
2019 40.45

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Mauritania was 38.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38.40 in 2019 and a minimum value of 15.93 in 1981.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 15.93
1987 20.70
1988 20.68
1989 19.90
1990 18.27
1991 17.61
1992 17.71
1993 18.70
1994 18.76
1995 19.31
1996 20.55
1997 20.00
1998 18.88
1999 20.01
2000 20.47
2001 22.75
2002 22.70
2003 23.22
2004 23.54
2005 23.77
2006 25.25
2008 20.27
2009 22.27
2010 22.38
2011 24.78
2012 29.49
2013 31.06
2014 32.05
2015 32.54
2016 33.14
2017 32.50
2018 36.54
2019 38.40

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Mauritania was 30.98 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.98 in 2018 and a minimum value of 13.09 in 2004.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2001 13.53
2002 13.62
2004 13.09
2005 14.26
2006 14.53
2012 22.44
2013 22.06
2014 23.70
2015 24.98
2016 27.46
2017 28.19
2018 30.98

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Mauritania was 31.72 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.72 in 2018 and a minimum value of 11.88 in 2002.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2001 12.08
2002 11.88
2004 11.91
2005 13.22
2006 13.60
2012 20.86
2013 20.45
2014 22.72
2015 24.17
2016 28.28
2017 28.51
2018 31.72

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Mauritania was 30.25 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.25 in 2018 and a minimum value of 14.23 in 2004.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2001 14.94
2002 15.30
2004 14.23
2005 15.26
2006 15.42
2012 23.98
2013 23.62
2014 24.66
2015 25.77
2016 26.67
2017 27.87
2018 30.25

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in Mauritania was 25.96 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 29.36 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1999.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1999 0.00
2002 8.83
2003 9.41
2004 10.12
2005 12.64
2006 16.78
2008 22.63
2009 23.08
2010 27.18
2011 25.74
2012 25.07
2013 25.49
2014 28.97
2015 29.36
2016 26.57
2018 24.56
2019 25.96

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Mauritania was 5.87 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 42 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5.87 in 2020 and a minimum value of 0.37 in 1978.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1978 0.37
1985 1.67
1986 2.60
1987 3.01
1988 2.94
1989 3.08
1990 3.00
1991 2.67
1992 2.86
1993 3.57
1994 3.56
1995 3.50
1996 3.71
1997 3.93
1998 3.83
1999 4.12
2001 3.43
2002 3.01
2003 3.19
2004 3.22
2005 2.94
2006 3.30
2007 3.73
2008 3.80
2009 3.85
2010 4.36
2011 4.74
2012 5.13
2013 5.41
2015 5.61
2016 5.35
2017 5.00
2018 5.00
2019 5.76
2020 5.87

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Mauritania was 4.48 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 42 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.48 in 2020 and a minimum value of 0.07 in 1978.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1978 0.07
1988 0.76
1989 0.80
1990 0.69
1991 0.77
1992 0.85
1993 1.06
1994 1.23
1995 1.20
1996 1.31
1997 1.22
1998 1.26
1999 1.44
2001 1.17
2002 1.30
2003 1.39
2004 1.54
2005 1.46
2006 1.72
2008 2.17
2009 2.20
2010 2.50
2011 2.76
2012 3.05
2013 3.30
2015 3.73
2016 3.58
2017 3.33
2018 3.50
2019 4.36
2020 4.48

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Mauritania was 7.23 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 42 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.47 in 2013 and a minimum value of 0.67 in 1978.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1978 0.67
1988 5.09
1989 5.32
1990 5.26
1991 4.55
1992 4.84
1993 6.05
1994 5.86
1995 5.78
1996 6.10
1997 6.61
1998 6.37
1999 6.74
2001 5.64
2002 4.68
2003 4.95
2004 4.84
2005 4.37
2006 4.84
2008 5.38
2009 5.46
2010 6.17
2011 6.66
2012 7.15
2013 7.47
2015 7.44
2016 7.08
2017 6.62
2018 6.46
2019 7.13
2020 7.23

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation