School age population, lower secondary education, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 198,066 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Mauritania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 198,066 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Mauritania peaked at 198,066 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 48,392 number, in 1970.
That places Mauritania 96th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 48,392 number | — |
| 1971 | 50,734 number | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 52,990 number | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 55,199 number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 57,320 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 59,383 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 61,471 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 63,361 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 49,849 number | -21.3% |
| 1979 | 51,375 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 54,747 number | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 56,514 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 58,101 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 59,731 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 61,448 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 63,269 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 65,144 number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 66,858 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 68,615 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 70,467 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 72,462 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 74,582 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 76,510 number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 78,573 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 80,766 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 83,050 number | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 85,371 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 87,569 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 89,846 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 92,239 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 94,826 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 97,540 number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 99,668 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 101,592 number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 103,461 number | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 105,404 number | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 107,481 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 109,521 number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 147,527 number | +34.7% |
| 2009 | 150,784 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 154,374 number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 158,200 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 161,991 number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 165,885 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 169,933 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 174,190 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 178,653 number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 183,191 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 187,956 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 192,937 number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 198,066 number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55,007 number | 48,392 number | 63,361 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 62,489 number | 54,747 number | 70,467 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 82,097 number | 72,462 number | 92,239 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 111,780 number | 94,826 number | 150,784 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 172,731 number | 154,374 number | 192,937 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 198,066 number | 198,066 number | 198,066 number | 1 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Mauritania?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Mauritania was 198,066 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 198,066 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,392 number in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Mauritania ranks 96th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.