Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 88.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Mauritania, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Mauritania stood at 88.7%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Mauritania peaked at 88.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 1985.
That places Mauritania 162nd out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.3% | 32.3% | 32.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 55.5% | 47.1% | 60.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 67.5% | 59.4% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.0% | 67.3% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 74.6% | 88.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 share of children in primary school age who are in school in Mauritania?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Mauritania was 88.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 1985.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Mauritania ranks 162nd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. 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 (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.