School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 52,940 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Mauritania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 52,940 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Mauritania peaked at 52,940 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13,648 number, in 1970.
Mauritania ranks 106th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13,648 number | — |
| 1971 | 14,262 number | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 14,712 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 15,143 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 15,648 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 16,205 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 16,752 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 17,217 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 17,709 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 18,257 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 19,459 number | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 20,013 number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 20,534 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 21,124 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 21,766 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 22,413 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 23,014 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 23,597 number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 24,238 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 24,931 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 25,644 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 26,341 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 27,002 number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 27,742 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 28,534 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 29,337 number | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 30,119 number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 30,895 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 31,699 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 32,559 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 33,391 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 34,070 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 34,548 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 35,147 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 35,822 number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 36,551 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 37,348 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 38,174 number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 39,063 number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 40,019 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 41,017 number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 42,011 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 43,004 number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 44,080 number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 45,224 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 46,414 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 47,624 number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 48,863 number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 50,180 number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 51,532 number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 52,940 number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,955 number | 13,648 number | 18,257 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,109 number | 19,459 number | 24,931 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,987 number | 25,644 number | 32,559 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,413 number | 33,391 number | 40,019 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,995 number | 41,017 number | 51,532 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,940 number | 52,940 number | 52,940 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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, last grade of primary education, female in Mauritania?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Mauritania was 52,940 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 52,940 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,648 number in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Mauritania ranks 106th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.