Adult literacy rate in Mauritania is 52.1%. Male literacy is 62.6%. Female literacy is 41.6%. Therefore, male literacy and female literacy differ by 21%. Government expenditure on education is 2.9% of GDP. The education index of Mauritania is 0.352 - formal education levels are low and are mostly limited to primary and secondary school levels at best; higher education is possible, but not very widespread. People in Mauritania speak the Arabic language.

English language
It is not known, how many people speak English in Mauritania and what are their proficiency levels. Most likely there are no native English speakers, or their numbers are undetectable via standard statistical methods.