Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Mauritania
Mauritania: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 80.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Mauritania, 1985–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Mauritania is 80.3%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Mauritania peaked at 80.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 1985.
That places Mauritania 162nd out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 31.5% | — |
| 1994 | 46.5% | +47.5% |
| 1995 | 52.8% | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 56.2% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 59.9% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 59.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 60.1% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 63.8% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 63.6% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 74.2% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 72.9% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 75.6% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 76.5% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 72.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 72.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 73.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 74.8% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 76.9% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 78.3% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 80.3% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.5% | 31.5% | 31.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 55.0% | 46.5% | 59.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 60.1% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 72.0% | 80.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 in Mauritania?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Mauritania was 80.3% 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 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 1985.
- How does Mauritania rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Mauritania ranks 162nd out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.