School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Mauritania

Mauritania: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 54,402 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
54,402 number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
107th
of 204 countries
All-time high
54,402 number
in 2020
All-time low
13,992 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Mauritania, 1970–2020

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Mauritania stood at 54,402 number. 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 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Mauritania peaked at 54,402 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13,992 number, in 1970.

Mauritania ranks 107th 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, male in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in Mauritania, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 13,992 number
1971 14,581 number +4.2%
1972 15,035 number +3.1%
1973 15,490 number +3.0%
1974 16,013 number +3.4%
1975 16,582 number +3.6%
1976 17,147 number +3.4%
1977 17,626 number +2.8%
1978 18,141 number +2.9%
1979 18,714 number +3.2%
1980 19,976 number +6.7%
1981 20,539 number +2.8%
1982 21,050 number +2.5%
1983 21,641 number +2.8%
1984 22,289 number +3.0%
1985 22,947 number +3.0%
1986 23,561 number +2.7%
1987 24,163 number +2.6%
1988 24,834 number +2.8%
1989 25,558 number +2.9%
1990 26,304 number +2.9%
1991 27,033 number +2.8%
1992 27,724 number +2.6%
1993 28,497 number +2.8%
1994 29,331 number +2.9%
1995 30,190 number +2.9%
1996 31,037 number +2.8%
1997 31,830 number +2.6%
1998 32,670 number +2.6%
1999 33,578 number +2.8%
2000 34,461 number +2.6%
2001 35,181 number +2.1%
2002 35,686 number +1.4%
2003 36,311 number +1.8%
2004 37,012 number +1.9%
2005 37,765 number +2.0%
2006 38,576 number +2.1%
2007 39,405 number +2.1%
2008 40,303 number +2.3%
2009 41,276 number +2.4%
2010 42,292 number +2.5%
2011 43,293 number +2.4%
2012 44,285 number +2.3%
2013 45,372 number +2.5%
2014 46,539 number +2.6%
2015 47,755 number +2.6%
2016 48,983 number +2.6%
2017 50,230 number +2.5%
2018 51,570 number +2.7%
2019 52,952 number +2.7%
2020 54,402 number +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 16,332 number 13,992 number 18,714 number 10
1980s 22,656 number 19,976 number 25,558 number 10
1990s 29,819 number 26,304 number 33,578 number 10
2000s 37,598 number 34,461 number 41,276 number 10
2010s 47,327 number 42,292 number 52,952 number 10
2020s 54,402 number 54,402 number 54,402 number 1

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 104 Turkmenistan 58,634 number compare
  2. 105 Greece 56,818 number compare
  3. 106 Belarus 55,233 number compare
  4. 108 Eritrea 51,728 number compare
  5. 109 Portugal 50,024 number compare
  6. 110 Hungary 49,348 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Mauritania?
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Mauritania was 54,402 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 54,402 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 13,992 number in 1970.
How does Mauritania rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
Mauritania ranks 107th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.