Institut Supérieur des Métiers de la Statistique

ISMS is a statistics institute belonging to the Groupe Polytechnique in Nouakchott, alongside the École Supérieure Polytechnique. It was opened in September 2019 as one of the group's Instituts Supérieurs des Métiers.

Good to know

• Opened in September 2019 as part of the Groupe Polytechnique's network of Instituts Supérieurs des Métiers.
• The higher-education minister lists a higher institute of statistics (2019) among the specialised establishments created since 2019.
• The Groupe Polytechnique is jointly supervised by the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Higher Education.

What you can study

• Statistics

Sources

1. Cridem – IPGEI de Nouakchott : point de départ d'une rénovation majeure… (28 Jul 2020)
2. Afrobarometer – profile mentioning ISMS du Groupe Polytechnique de Nouakchott
3. AMI – Le ministre de l'Enseignement supérieur présente le bilan du département (4 Oct 2026)

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