Population, age 23, total in Mauritania
Mauritania: Population, age 23, total was 67,746 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 23, total in Mauritania, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 23, total in Mauritania is 67,746, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 23, total in Mauritania peaked at 67,746 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33,735, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 | 39,326 | 33,735 | 45,276 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53,158 | 46,687 | 59,233 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,658 | 60,548 | 67,746 | 5 |
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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 23, total in Mauritania?
- Population, age 23, total in Mauritania was 67,746 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 23, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 67,746 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 23, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,735 in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for population, age 23, total?
- Mauritania ranks 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 23, total rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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 23, 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.