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Education in Mauritania has seen many changes over the years. There were two separate systems of Education in Mauritania where French was the medium of Instruction to some owing to the colonial influence and Arabic was the medium of instruction for some. In 1960 after independence, the government took measures for secular education. In the 60's Mauritania faced lack of funds, trained teachers and infrastructural problems.
The basic education in Mauritania was not compulsory here and the enrollments in the primary section were low. In 1986 the government conducted a literacy campaign which increased the awareness among people and the literacy rates grew. But girls remained far behind than boys in terms of literacy. In 1999 the government came up with a reformatory policy of Mauritania's education where Arabian language was introduced in the first year, French in the second year of primary and even English was introduced at the First year of high School. Subjects like Mathematics, natural Sciences, Computer etc were taught in French. Many professional training centers were also opened after the reform. Students even had to spend 7 years of courses at Secondary level after this reform.
Primary school extends for six years, followed by seven years of secondary education. Secondary education can also be divided into four years of college and three years called Lycee. Students can enroll themselves in technical schools or Universities or Other Institutions of higher studies. The literacy rates are around 51.2%in the year 2000- 2004.
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