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
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Mauritania, 1970–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.