School age population, early childhood educational development in Mauritania
Mauritania: School age population, early childhood educational development was 502,802 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Mauritania, 2014β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood educational development in Mauritania stood at 502,802. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Mauritania peaked at 502,802 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 408,534, in 2014.
That places Mauritania 37th out of 102 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 428,457 | 408,534 | 450,381 | 6 |
| 2020s | 481,126 | 459,467 | 502,802 | 6 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Mauritania?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Mauritania was 502,802 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 502,802 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 408,534 in 2014.
- How does Mauritania rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Mauritania ranks 37th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release