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Universities in Mauritania
Mauritania has 4 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1981. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES4
OLDEST1981
FOUNDED 1900+3
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18990 · 0%
1900 or later3 · 75%
Date unknown1 · 25%
Oldest universities in Mauritania
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1981University of Nouakchott Al Aasriya
1981Université des Sciences, de Technologie et de Médecine
2008Université Libanaise Internationale en Mauritanie
—Faculté des Sciences Juridiques et Economiques
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