Mauritania Education
Training The education system is under construction, and a general literacy campaign was launched in 1986. However, there is still a large shortage of schools and teachers. For the nomads, there are mobile schools that can follow along as they move. In 1977, only 1/6 of the adult population was literate. In 2009, this figure had almost quadrupled; literacy among the population over 15 years was estimated at 57% (64.5% for men and 50% for women). Even among young girls,…