Education in Assaba, Mauritania: official figures
53.3% of primary-school-age children in Assaba were attending primary school in 2019-2021 (net attendance rate), 5th lowest of the 14 survey areas (Mauritania: 56.0%).
How many young people in Assaba go to secondary school?
19.1% of secondary-school-age young people in Assaba were attending secondary school in 2019-2021, 5th lowest of the 14 survey areas (Mauritania: 27.1%).
Source: Office National de la Statistique (ONS, now ANSADE) and Ministère de la Santé, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyHow many women in Assaba can read?
49.8% of women aged 15 to 49 in Assaba could read in 2019-2021, 4th lowest of the 14 survey areas (Mauritania: 57.8%).
Source: Office National de la Statistique (ONS, now ANSADE) and Ministère de la Santé, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyHow many men in Assaba can read?
68.4% of men aged 15 to 49 in Assaba could read in 2019-2021, 5th lowest of the 14 survey areas (Mauritania: 73.9%).
Source: Office National de la Statistique (ONS, now ANSADE) and Ministère de la Santé, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyHow many adults in Assaba cannot read?
At the 2023 census, 33.47% of people aged 15 and over in Assaba could not read or write; among the wilayas the census atlas reports, rates ran from 15.49% in Nouakchott-Nord to 60.67% in Guidimakha.
Source: Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Analyse Démographique et Economique (ANSADE) · saved copyHow Assaba compares with other wilayas
Primary school net attendance rate (2019-2021)
Assaba ranks 11 of 15, highest first. Survey figures: Tiris Zemmour and Inchiri are one survey area and share a value.
| Rank | Region | Primary school net attendance rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Tagant | 66.8% |
| 9 | Trarza | 65.9% |
| 10 | Brakna | 64.2% |
| 11 | Assaba | 53.3% |
| 12 | Gorgol | 48.5% |
| 13 | Guidimakha | 47.2% |
| 14 | Hodh Ech Chargui | 44.8% |
Women aged 15-49 who can read (2019-2021)
Assaba ranks 12 of 15, highest first. Survey figures: Tiris Zemmour and Inchiri are one survey area and share a value.
| Rank | Region | Women aged 15-49 who can read |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Tagant | 67.3% |
| 10 | Brakna | 54.7% |
| 11 | Hodh Ech Chargui | 51.5% |
| 12 | Assaba | 49.8% |
| 13 | Hodh El Gharbi | 46.6% |
| 14 | Gorgol | 31.1% |
| 15 | Guidimakha | 23.0% |
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Sources
- Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Analyse Démographique et Economique (ANSADE): RGPH-5 Atlas Démographique, October 2025 (maps I-7-2, II-2-1, III-4-2 and III-4-3 by wilaya), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 dc101d7959c6…)
- Office National de la Statistique (ONS, now ANSADE) and Ministère de la Santé, with ICF (The DHS Program): Enquête Démographique et de Santé de la Mauritanie (EDSM) 2019-2021, final report: wilaya rows of Tables 2.1.2, 2.6, 2.11, 2.13, 3.3, 3.6, 3.9.1, 5.2, 8.1, 8.3, 9.1, 9.6, 10.3, 11.1 and 17.2, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c0c593e154fd…)
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