Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male was 79.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Mauritania, 1994–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
In 2018, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Mauritania stood at 79.2%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Mauritania peaked at 79.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 1994.
Mauritania ranks 146th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 50.4% | — |
| 1995 | 57.0% | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 59.5% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 61.5% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 60.5% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 65.1% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 73.7% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 72.0% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 74.7% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 75.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 71.4% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 71.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 71.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 69.7% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 73.1% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 75.2% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 79.2% | +3.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 79.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.7%, 87% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 79.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.4%, 93% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.8% | 50.4% | 61.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 69.5% | 61.0% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 69.7% | 79.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 143 Burkina Faso 80.2% compare
- 144 Honduras 79.6% compare
- 145 Kenya 79.5% compare
- 147 Gambia 78.0% compare
- 148 Madagascar 78.0% compare
- 149 Puerto Rico 77.3% compare
More education data for Mauritania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,029 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 52,338 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 258,591 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1725 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Mauritania?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Mauritania was 79.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 79.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 1994.
- How does Mauritania rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male?
- Mauritania ranks 146th out of 165 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.