Children out of school, primary, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Children out of school, primary, female was 43,009 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, female in Mauritania, 1994–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, primary, female in Mauritania stood at 43,009. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Mauritania peaked at 109,071 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 43,009, in 2024.
That places Mauritania 62nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 105,156 | — |
| 1995 | 96,554 | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 91,009 | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 84,910 | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 87,202 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 90,748 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 88,743 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 91,917 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 87,349 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 71,750 | -17.9% |
| 2005 | 74,719 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 68,363 | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 64,112 | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 70,979 | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 75,246 | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 77,875 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 80,906 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 89,034 | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 90,150 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 88,391 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 79,158 | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 107,666 | +36.0% |
| 2017 | 96,370 | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 96,815 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 109,071 | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 88,525 | -18.8% |
| 2024 | 43,009 | -51.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92,966 | 84,910 | 105,156 | 5 |
| 2000s | 78,393 | 64,112 | 91,917 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91,544 | 77,875 | 109,071 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65,767 | 43,009 | 88,525 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 59 Paraguay 52,035 compare
- 60 Cambodia 46,902 compare
- 61 El Salvador 45,017 compare
- 63 Lao People's Democratic Republic 40,481 compare
- 64 Peru 39,928 compare
- 65 Guinea-Bissau 38,662 compare
More education data for Mauritania
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 127,675 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5275 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 24,444 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.39 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,141 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,419 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9,204 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.36 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15,240 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.81 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Mauritania?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Mauritania was 43,009 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 109,071 in 2019.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,009 in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Mauritania ranks 62nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.