Mauritania
Country in Africa
In brief
Secondary school enrolment: 36% (2020). World rank 169 of 176 (1 = best); in Africa, 30 of 37. Higher education enrolment: 6% (2020). World rank 150 of 155 (1 = best); in Africa, 26 of 29. HIV prevalence, ages 15–49: 0.1% (2024). World rank 1 of 153 (1 = best); in Africa, 1 of 50. From 2014 to 2024: primary school enrolment 93.9% → 105%, public spending on education 2.6% → 7.6% (share of GDP), and children vaccinated against measles 75% → 93%. Better than all its neighbours (Algeria, Mali, and Senegal): out-of-pocket health spending. Worse than all its neighbours (Algeria, Mali, and Senegal): secondary school enrolment, access to safe drinking water, and maternal deaths per 100,000 births.