Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Mauritania
Mauritania: Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources was 20.94 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
20.94
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
171st
of 172 countries
All-time high
20.94
in 2011
All-time low
20.94
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Mauritania, 2011–2019
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Mauritania stood at 20.94. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Mauritania peaked at 20.94 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20.94, in 2011.
That places Mauritania 171st out of 172 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 168 Equatorial Guinea 27.99 compare
- 169 Niger 25.45 compare
- 170 Central African Republic 23.31 compare
- 172 Comoros 11.57 compare
More education data for Mauritania
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 24,560 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Mauritania?
- Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources in Mauritania was 20.94 in 2019, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 20.94 in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.94 in 2011.
- How does Mauritania rank for proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources?
- Mauritania ranks 171st out of 172 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources 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 UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources (Drinking Water). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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