School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 70,641 number in 2012. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Mauritania, 1998–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 70,641 number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2012. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 146.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Mauritania peaked at 70,641 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 25,626 number, in 1998.
Mauritania ranks 78th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 25,626 number | — |
| 1999 | 26,308 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 27,061 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 27,886 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 28,677 number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 59,958 number | +109.1% |
| 2004 | 59,827 number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 61,618 number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 63,466 number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 65,215 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 65,142 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 66,689 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 68,020 number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 69,300 number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 70,641 number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,967 number | 25,626 number | 26,308 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 52,554 number | 27,061 number | 66,689 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 69,320 number | 68,020 number | 70,641 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 75 Papua New Guinea 85,183 number
- 76 Tajikistan 84,845 number compare
- 77 Gambia 71,608 number compare
- 79 Panama 69,478 number compare
- 80 Denmark 68,378 number compare
- 81 Serbia 66,863 number
More education data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Mauritania?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Mauritania was 70,641 number in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 70,641 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,626 number in 1998.
- How does Mauritania rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Mauritania ranks 78th out of 164 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.3%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.