Primary evidence source for the displayed education measures.
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Education in Mauritania
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Mauritania's page combines 2024 school participation ratios with education-finance measures from 2023 and 2024, keeping their different denominators explicit. Mauritania's snapshot deliberately pairs two participation ratios with two finance measures, keeping their different denominators visible.
Mauritania education snapshot
The school cards use 2024 gross enrolment ratios, while the finance cards distinguish education spending as a share of GDP from its share of government expenditure.
Primary gross enrolment
105.4%
Lower-secondary gross enrolment
47.3%
Education expenditure
4.7% of GDP
Government expenditure share
32.0%
* Reference years and benchmark labels are shown with the figures.
How the education pathway works
The pathway supplies primary and secondary context without implying that the finance percentages measure educational outcomes.
| Stage | When | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary education | Early years | Pre-primary is included only as context before the measured primary level. |
| Primary education | School stage | Primary education corresponds to the 2024 gross enrolment ratio shown above. |
| Lower and upper secondary | Secondary | Secondary schooling follows primary, with lower secondary carrying its own 2024 ratio. |
| TVET and tertiary education | Skills and higher study | TVET and tertiary education are later routes and are not assigned unsupported headline totals. |
Key evidence
Each Mauritania value keeps its original education level, population or administrative scope.
| Indicator or rule | Value | Reference | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary gross enrolment | 105.4% | 2024 | ISCED 1 gross enrolment ratio |
| Lower-secondary gross enrolment | 47.3% | 2024 | ISCED 2 gross enrolment ratio |
| Education expenditure | 4.7% of GDP | 2023 | Government expenditure on education |
| Government expenditure share | 32.0% | 2024 | Education share of total government expenditure |
* Reference years and benchmark labels are shown with the figures.
How to read the Mauritania evidence
Mauritania's 105.4% primary gross enrolment ratio can exceed 100% because gross enrolment is not restricted to pupils of official primary-school age.
The 4.7% GDP measure for 2023 and 32.0% government-expenditure share for 2024 cannot be compared directly because their denominators are different.
Frequently asked questions
What primary gross enrolment is shown for Mauritania?
The cited source reports 105.4% for ISCED 1 gross enrolment ratio, with reference period 2024.
What lower-secondary gross enrolment is shown for Mauritania?
The cited source reports 47.3% for ISCED 2 gross enrolment ratio, with reference period 2024.
What education expenditure is shown for Mauritania?
The cited source reports 4.7% of GDP for Government expenditure on education, with reference period 2023.
What government expenditure share is shown for Mauritania?
The cited source reports 32.0% for Education share of total government expenditure, with reference period 2024.
Sources and methodology
The UNESCO-UNEVOC country profile supplies all four displayed Mauritania measures.
Methodology: Mauritania's enrolment ratios and expenditure shares retain their original denominator, year and UIS definition.