Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Mauritania
Mauritania: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Mauritania, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 2.9% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Mauritania peaked at 7.6% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2004.
Mauritania ranks 143rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.7% | — |
| 1971 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.7% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 4.0% | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 4.8% | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 5.0% | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 4.7% | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 6.1% | +24.5% |
| 1982 | 6.9% | +13.1% |
| 1983 | 7.6% | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 7.4% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 6.2% | -16.1% |
| 1986 | 5.0% | -19.5% |
| 1987 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 4.8% | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 4.7% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | -26.7% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | +56.8% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -18.5% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 4.7% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,407 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,512 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 45.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 99,957 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,401 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Mauritania?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Mauritania was 2.9% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 1983.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2004.
- How does Mauritania rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Mauritania ranks 143rd out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.