Population, age 8, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Population, age 8, female was 44,808 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 8, female in Mauritania, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 8, female in Mauritania stood at 44,808. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 8, female in Mauritania peaked at 44,808 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 26,446, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 109th 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 | 29,468 | 26,446 | 32,695 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,133 | 33,467 | 40,961 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,209 | 41,758 | 44,808 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 8, female in Mauritania?
- Population, age 8, female in Mauritania was 44,808 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 8, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 44,808 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 8, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,446 in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for population, age 8, female?
- Mauritania ranks 109th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 8, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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 Population, age 8, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.