Share of schools with access to electricity in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of schools with access to electricity was 39.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
39.1%
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
120th
of 135 countries
All-time high
44.0%
in 2019
All-time low
28.3%
in 2016
Years of data
5
2016–2020
Share of schools with access to electricity in Mauritania, 2016–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 39.1% for share of schools with access to electricity in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and up 38.3% over five years.
That places Mauritania 120th out of 135 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 28.3% | — |
| 2017 | 28.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | +38.9% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 39.1% | -11.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 39.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.4%, 48% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 39.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.6%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.1% | 28.3% | 44.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 39.1% | 39.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More energy & mining data for Mauritania
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 34.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Mauritania?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Mauritania was 39.1% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2016.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Mauritania ranks 120th out of 135 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%).