Preprimary education, duration in Mauritania
Mauritania: Preprimary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 202 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 2014
All-time low
6 years
in 2014
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Preprimary education, duration in Mauritania, 2014–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for preprimary education, duration in Mauritania is 6 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Mauritania peaked at 6 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 2014.
Mauritania ranks 10th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Preprimary education, duration in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 years | — |
| 2015 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 years | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 6 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3 years, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 6 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3 years, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
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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 preprimary education, duration in Mauritania?
- Preprimary education, duration in Mauritania was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 2014.
- How does Mauritania rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Mauritania ranks 10th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.