Population, ages 11-16, total in Mauritania
Mauritania: Population, ages 11-16, total was 507,294 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 11-16, total in Mauritania, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 507,294 for population, ages 11-16, total in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 11-16, total in Mauritania peaked at 507,294 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 281,528, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 111th 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 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 315,615 | 281,528 | 351,448 | 10 |
| 2000s | 401,859 | 360,088 | 444,870 | 10 |
| 2010s | 481,396 | 455,052 | 507,294 | 6 |
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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, ages 11-16, total in Mauritania?
- Population, ages 11-16, total in Mauritania was 507,294 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 11-16, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 507,294 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 11-16, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 281,528 in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for population, ages 11-16, total?
- Mauritania ranks 111th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 11-16, total rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. 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 11-16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 11-16, total is the total population age 11-16.