Children out of school, primary in Mauritania
Mauritania: Children out of school, primary was 291,098 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary in Mauritania, 1985–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, primary in Mauritania stood at 291,098. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Mauritania peaked at 291,098 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 132,521, in 2007.
Mauritania ranks 33rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 194,230 | — |
| 1994 | 195,390 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 176,266 | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 167,864 | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 162,058 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 169,323 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 176,382 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 170,763 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 181,243 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 173,525 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 144,380 | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 152,660 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 139,256 | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 132,521 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 148,662 | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 152,362 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 155,403 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 161,822 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 180,028 | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 177,772 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 176,825 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 160,765 | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 221,903 | +38.0% |
| 2017 | 202,542 | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 199,495 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 231,944 | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 195,919 | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 291,098 | +48.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, primary in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +48.6% | 195,919 | 291,098 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 194,230 | 194,230 | 194,230 | 1 |
| 1990s | 174,180 | 162,058 | 195,390 | 5 |
| 2000s | 157,175 | 132,521 | 181,243 | 10 |
| 2010s | 186,850 | 155,403 | 231,944 | 10 |
| 2020s | 243,508 | 195,919 | 291,098 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.7 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.74 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Mauritania?
- Children out of school, primary in Mauritania was 291,098 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 291,098 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 132,521 in 2007.
- How does Mauritania rank for children out of school, primary?
- Mauritania ranks 33rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. 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. 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.