Population, ages 12-17, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Population, ages 12-17, female was 241,334 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 12-17, female in Mauritania, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
In 2015, population, ages 12-17, female in Mauritania stood at 241,334. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-17, female in Mauritania peaked at 241,334 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 133,189, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 112th 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 | 149,521 | 133,189 | 166,702 | 10 |
| 2000s | 190,717 | 170,835 | 211,272 | 10 |
| 2010s | 228,759 | 216,143 | 241,334 | 6 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 24,560 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.62 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 12-17, female in Mauritania?
- Population, ages 12-17, female in Mauritania was 241,334 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-17, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 241,334 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-17, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 133,189 in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for population, ages 12-17, female?
- Mauritania ranks 112th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-17, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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 12-17, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 12-17, female is the total number of females age 12-17.