Population, ages 10-16, total in Mauritania
Mauritania: Population, ages 10-16, total was 597,320 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 10-16, total in Mauritania, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, ages 10-16, total in Mauritania is 597,320, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 10-16, total in Mauritania peaked at 597,320 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 333,074, 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 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 373,178 | 333,074 | 415,369 | 10 |
| 2000s | 474,702 | 425,539 | 525,399 | 10 |
| 2010s | 567,704 | 537,309 | 597,320 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 107 Turkmenistan 659,893 compare
- 108 Czechia 642,231 compare
- 109 Belarus 633,416 compare
- 111 Austria 589,143 compare
- 112 Switzerland 565,259 compare
- 113 Costa Rica 561,944 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, ages 10-16, total in Mauritania?
- Population, ages 10-16, total in Mauritania was 597,320 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 10-16, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 597,320 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 10-16, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 333,074 in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for population, ages 10-16, total?
- Mauritania ranks 110th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 10-16, total rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 10-16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 10-16, total is the total population age 10-16.