Mauritania
Background Information
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank income group
Lower middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
31% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
693,675 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
676,504 (UIS, 2020)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
37%
Source: UNSDG, 2015
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
71
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
No data available
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
33%
Source: DHS, 2001
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
13
Source: UIS, 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS, 2019
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
-
Primary 28%
(2019)
-
Lower secondary 32%
(2018)
-
Upper secondary 46%
(2018)
Source: UIS
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 49%
-
Male 57%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 43%
-
Male 50%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 20%
-
Male 30%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 41%
-
Male 45%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Lower secondary school
-
Female 39%
-
Male 40%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Upper secondary school
-
Female 58%
-
Male 53%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Adolescent Girls' Programming Community of Practice
Network/Convening/Conference
Better Life, Better Future
Project/Program
Reinforcement of Parental Practices
Network/Convening/Conference
Sahel Women’s Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD)
Research Project/Report/Study
The Effect of COVID-19 on Education in Africa and its Implications for the Use of Technology: A Survey of the Experiences and Opinions of Educators and Technology Specialists
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
UNESCO Malala Fund for Girls’ Right to Education