School age population, early childhood education, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: School age population, early childhood education, male was 494,309 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, male in Mauritania, 2014–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 494,309 for school age population, early childhood education, male 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 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Mauritania peaked at 494,309 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 395,004, in 2014.
That places Mauritania 76th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 395,004 | — |
| 2015 | 405,231 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 414,837 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 423,815 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 432,131 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 439,680 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 448,997 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 458,209 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 467,391 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 476,481 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 485,477 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 494,309 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 418,450 | 395,004 | 439,680 | 6 |
| 2020s | 471,811 | 448,997 | 494,309 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 73 Rwanda 510,131 compare
- 74 Algeria 503,831 compare
- 75 Papua New Guinea 503,334 compare
- 77 Kyrgyzstan 485,203 compare
- 78 Lao People's Democratic Republic 484,910 compare
- 79 Malaysia 483,757 compare
More education data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Mauritania?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in Mauritania was 494,309 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 494,309 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 395,004 in 2014.
- How does Mauritania rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- Mauritania ranks 76th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release