Children out of school, primary, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: Children out of school, primary, male was 149,176 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary, male in Mauritania, 1994–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary, male in Mauritania is 149,176, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Mauritania peaked at 149,176 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68,409, in 2007.
Mauritania ranks 37th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 90,234 | — |
| 1995 | 79,712 | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 76,855 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 77,148 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 82,121 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 85,634 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 82,020 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 89,326 | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 86,176 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 72,630 | -15.7% |
| 2005 | 77,941 | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 70,893 | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 68,409 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 77,683 | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 77,116 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 77,528 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 80,916 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 90,994 | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 87,622 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 88,434 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 81,607 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 114,237 | +40.0% |
| 2017 | 106,172 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 102,680 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 122,873 | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 107,394 | -12.6% |
| 2024 | 149,176 | +38.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81,214 | 76,855 | 90,234 | 5 |
| 2000s | 78,783 | 68,409 | 89,326 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95,306 | 77,528 | 122,873 | 10 |
| 2020s | 128,285 | 107,394 | 149,176 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 446,639 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0864 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 445,182 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0861 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 258,591 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4933 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,560 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 9.78 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in Mauritania?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Mauritania was 149,176 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 149,176 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 68,409 in 2007.
- How does Mauritania rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Mauritania ranks 37th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male. 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.