Repeaters, primary, total in Mauritania
Mauritania: Repeaters, primary, total was 1.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Mauritania, 1976–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1.7% for repeaters, primary, total in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 29.1% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Mauritania peaked at 19.8% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2018.
Mauritania ranks 107th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14.8% | — |
| 1977 | 13.4% | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 14.5% | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 13.7% | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 18.3% | +33.0% |
| 1981 | 14.0% | -23.3% |
| 1983 | 17.2% | +22.7% |
| 1985 | 17.7% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 18.3% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 19.8% | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 19.1% | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 19.6% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 19.3% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 18.0% | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 17.5% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 16.0% | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 16.4% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 16.1% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 15.7% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 15.6% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 15.8% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -28.3% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -66.6% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +30.6% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -23.2% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -29.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.1% | 13.4% | 14.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 18.0% | 14.0% | 19.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 15.6% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 2.6% | 15.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 1.7% | 3.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 104 Ghana 1.8% compare
- 105 Colombia 1.8% compare
- 106 Macau, China 1.7% compare
- 108 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.6% compare
- 109 Qatar 1.6% compare
- 110 Sierra Leone 1.5% 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 repeaters, primary, total in Mauritania?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Mauritania was 1.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 1987.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2018.
- How does Mauritania rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Mauritania ranks 107th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.