Primary school completion rate in Mauritania
The primary completion rate in Mauritania was 73.4% in 2020. The value for 2020 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1976.
The latest value for Mauritania is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Mauritania, 2020
73.4%
Change from 2019
+7.1percentage points
World, 2020
88.0%
Primary school completion rate in Mauritania over time
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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mauritania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 88.0% |
| 2023 | – | 87.3% |
| 2022 | – | 91.1% |
| 2021 | – | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 73.4% | 88.0% |
| 2019 | 66.4% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 69.8% | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 64.7% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | – | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 70.9% | 88.3% |
| 2012 | 69.5% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | – | 87.8% |
| 2010 | – | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 67.7% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | – | 88.2% |
| 2007 | 52.3% | 86.5% |
| 2006 | 41.5% | 85.3% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | – | 84.2% |
| 2003 | – | 83.5% |
| 2002 | 42.7% | 83.3% |
| 2001 | 45.0% | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +7.1 percentage points from 66.4% in 2019.
- Since 2006, when it was 41.5%, the figure has changed by +31.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2020 was 88.0%.
More for Mauritania
All statistics for Mauritania
Primary school enrolment (gross)
105.4%
2024 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
36.0%
2020 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
36.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
57.9%
2015 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
37.1%
2015 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
15.1%
2015 · UNESCO UIS