Mauritania Education System

Sub-Saharan Africa — education profile and statistics for Mauritania.

Primary enrollment

105.43%

Secondary enrollment

36.03%

Tertiary enrollment

5.97%

Income group

Lower middle income

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

Adult literacy rate

59.53%

Youth literacy rate

70.86%

Education spend (% of GDP)

7.61%

Data sources: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, World Bank Open Data, OECD PISA.