Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 20.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Mauritania, 1985–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Mauritania is 20.3%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Mauritania peaked at 29.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2006.
That places Mauritania 20th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 27.0% | — |
| 1994 | 29.9% | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 24.7% | -17.4% |
| 1996 | 23.8% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 25.3% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 26.6% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 26.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 22.2% | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 19.3% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25.1% | +26.2% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 26.0% | 23.8% | 29.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 18.3% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 18.6% | 26.5% | 7 |
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 over-age students, primary in Mauritania?
- Over-age students, primary in Mauritania was 20.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2006.
- How does Mauritania rank for over-age students, primary?
- Mauritania ranks 20th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.