Population, age 12, total in Mauritania
Mauritania: Population, age 12, total was 87,356 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 12, total in Mauritania, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 12, total in Mauritania stood at 87,356. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 12, total in Mauritania peaked at 87,356 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 48,878, in 1990.
Mauritania ranks 110th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54,704 | 48,878 | 60,771 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69,395 | 62,236 | 76,681 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82,416 | 78,418 | 87,356 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 107 Kyrgyzstan 95,691 compare
- 108 Czechia 94,321 compare
- 109 Belarus 91,133 compare
- 111 Austria 82,882 compare
- 112 Costa Rica 79,403 compare
- 113 Switzerland 78,314 compare
More education data for Mauritania
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 24,560 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.62 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 12, total in Mauritania?
- Population, age 12, total in Mauritania was 87,356 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 12, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 87,356 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 12, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,878 in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for population, age 12, total?
- Mauritania ranks 110th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 12, total rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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 Population, age 12, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.