School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Mauritania
Mauritania: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 976,468 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Mauritania, 2014–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 976,468 for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Mauritania peaked at 976,468 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 779,649, in 2014.
Mauritania ranks 75th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 779,649 | — |
| 2015 | 799,361 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 818,221 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 836,155 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 853,161 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 869,044 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 887,369 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 905,504 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 923,524 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 941,383 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 959,079 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 976,468 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 825,932 | 779,649 | 869,044 | 6 |
| 2020s | 932,221 | 887,369 | 976,468 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 72 Tajikistan 1.06 million compare
- 73 Rwanda 1.02 million compare
- 74 Algeria 987,399 compare
- 76 Papua New Guinea 973,751 compare
- 77 Lao People's Democratic Republic 949,031 compare
- 78 Kyrgyzstan 945,524 compare
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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Mauritania?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Mauritania was 976,468 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 976,468 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 779,649 in 2014.
- How does Mauritania rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 75th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release