Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 63,001 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mauritania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mauritania is 63,001 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mauritania peaked at 63,001 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17,554 number, in 1970.
That places Mauritania 102nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17,554 number | — |
| 1971 | 17,984 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 18,605 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 19,223 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 19,821 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 20,373 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 20,855 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 21,514 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 22,158 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 22,778 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 23,354 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 23,869 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 24,603 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 25,347 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 26,076 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 26,756 number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 27,356 number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 28,207 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 29,057 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 29,884 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 30,665 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 31,374 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 32,270 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 33,173 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 34,051 number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 34,863 number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 35,568 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 36,340 number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 37,021 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 37,649 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 38,261 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 38,907 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 39,749 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 40,690 number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 41,687 number | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 42,684 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 43,617 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 44,721 number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 45,855 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 47,003 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 48,152 number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 49,283 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 50,637 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 52,033 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 53,449 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 54,863 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 56,247 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 57,889 number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 59,620 number | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 61,355 number | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 63,001 number | +2.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 63,001 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 52% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 63,001 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20,086 number | 17,554 number | 22,778 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,451 number | 23,354 number | 29,884 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 34,297 number | 30,665 number | 37,649 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,317 number | 38,261 number | 47,003 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,353 number | 48,152 number | 61,355 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,001 number | 63,001 number | 63,001 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,029 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 52,338 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 258,591 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1725 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mauritania?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mauritania was 63,001 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 63,001 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,554 number in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Mauritania ranks 102nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.