Primary education, pupils (% female) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Primary education, pupils (% female) was 50.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Mauritania, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2018, primary education, pupils in Mauritania stood at 50.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Mauritania peaked at 50.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 1971.
Mauritania ranks 8th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils (% female) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 27.8% | — |
| 1972 | 27.9% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 35.9% | +28.6% |
| 1977 | 32.8% | -8.5% |
| 1978 | 34.2% | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 35.8% | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 35.4% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 38.4% | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 39.1% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 39.8% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 40.0% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 40.0% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 39.8% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 41.0% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 41.0% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 41.5% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 42.2% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 43.1% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 44.4% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 44.8% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 45.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 45.8% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 47.0% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 47.8% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 48.4% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 48.2% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 48.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 49.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 49.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 50.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, pupils (% female) in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +28.6% | 27.9% | 35.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.4% | 27.8% | 35.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 39.4% | 35.4% | 41.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 41.5% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 48.2% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 50.4% | 50.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 5 Sierra Leone 50.9% compare
- 6 Kiribati 50.8% compare
- 7 Bangladesh 50.7% compare
- 9 Nepal 50.6% compare
- 10 San Marino 50.5% compare
- 11 Uganda 50.3% compare
More education data for Mauritania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.7 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.74 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Mauritania?
- Primary education, pupils in Mauritania was 50.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 1971.
- How does Mauritania rank for primary education, pupils?
- Mauritania ranks 8th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.