School age population, lower secondary education, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 203,514 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
203,514 number
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
97th
of 205 countries
All-time high
203,514 number
in 2020
All-time low
50,020 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Mauritania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 203,514 number for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Mauritania peaked at 203,514 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 50,020 number, in 1970.
That places Mauritania 97th 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, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 50,020 number | — |
| 1971 | 52,282 number | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 54,376 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 56,493 number | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 58,593 number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 60,695 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 62,857 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 64,778 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 50,981 number | -21.3% |
| 1979 | 52,568 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 56,122 number | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 57,983 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 59,602 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 61,247 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 62,968 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 64,798 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 66,692 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 68,420 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 70,233 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 72,159 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 74,226 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 76,406 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 78,350 number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 80,468 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 82,759 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 85,204 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 87,756 number | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 90,073 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 92,492 number | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 95,046 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 97,795 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 100,654 number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 102,870 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 104,880 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 106,828 number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 108,859 number | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 111,025 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 113,100 number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 152,296 number | +34.7% |
| 2009 | 155,614 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 159,267 number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 163,164 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 166,959 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 170,874 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 174,965 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 179,292 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 183,849 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 188,420 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 193,249 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 198,307 number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 203,514 number | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56,364 number | 50,020 number | 64,778 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 64,022 number | 56,122 number | 72,159 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 84,278 number | 74,226 number | 95,046 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 115,392 number | 97,795 number | 155,614 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 177,835 number | 159,267 number | 198,307 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 203,514 number | 203,514 number | 203,514 number | 1 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Mauritania?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Mauritania was 203,514 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 203,514 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,020 number in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Mauritania ranks 97th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. 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, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.