Population, ages 12-17, total in Mauritania
Mauritania: Population, ages 12-17, total was 496,479 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 12-17, total in Mauritania, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, ages 12-17, total in Mauritania is 496,479, measured in 2015. 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, total in Mauritania peaked at 496,479 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 273,721, in 1990.
Mauritania ranks 112th 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 | 307,271 | 273,721 | 342,681 | 10 |
| 2000s | 392,235 | 351,219 | 434,579 | 10 |
| 2010s | 470,574 | 444,603 | 496,479 | 6 |
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- 109 Czechia 539,962 compare
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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 12-17, total in Mauritania?
- Population, ages 12-17, total in Mauritania was 496,479 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-17, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 496,479 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-17, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 273,721 in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for population, ages 12-17, total?
- Mauritania ranks 112th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-17, total 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 12-17, total is the total population age 12-17.