Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita (capita) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita (capita) was 0.0864 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita in Mauritania, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita in Mauritania is 0.0864 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0864 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0078 units per person, in 1971.
Mauritania ranks 15th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita (capita) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0078 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0083 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0138 units per person | +65.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0157 units per person | +13.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0179 units per person | +14.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0206 units per person | +14.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0211 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0251 units per person | +18.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0262 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0287 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0298 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0322 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0333 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0348 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0342 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.033 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0351 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0389 units per person | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0447 units per person | +15.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0494 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0523 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0563 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0609 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0637 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0659 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0659 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0649 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0669 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0692 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0748 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0755 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.077 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0782 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0749 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0788 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0789 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0774 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0773 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0769 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0779 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0805 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0748 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0746 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0766 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0771 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.077 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0844 units per person | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0864 units per person | +2.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0864 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0646 units per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0864 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0733 units per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita (capita) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +65.1% | 0.0083 units per person | 0.0138 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.014 units per person | 0.0078 units per person | 0.0206 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0295 units per person | 0.0211 units per person | 0.0348 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.05 units per person | 0.033 units per person | 0.0659 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0726 units per person | 0.0649 units per person | 0.0788 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0772 units per person | 0.0746 units per person | 0.0805 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0826 units per person | 0.077 units per person | 0.0864 units per person | 3 |
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 enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita in Mauritania?
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita in Mauritania was 0.0864 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0864 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0078 units per person in 1971.
- How does Mauritania rank for enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 15th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Enrolment in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.