Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Mauritania
Mauritania: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 19 years in 2012. ▲ Rising
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Mauritania, 1998–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Mauritania is 19 years, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Mauritania peaked at 19 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 18 years, in 1998.
That places Mauritania 6th out of 169 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18 years | — |
| 1999 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19 years | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18 years | 18 years | 18 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.2 years | 18 years | 19 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 19 years | 19 years | 19 years | 3 |
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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 official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Mauritania?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Mauritania was 19 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 19 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 years in 1998.
- How does Mauritania rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Mauritania ranks 6th out of 169 countries with data for 2012.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.