School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Mauritania

Mauritania: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 72,806 number in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
72,806 number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
77th
of 164 countries
All-time high
72,806 number
in 2012
All-time low
26,152 number
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2012

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Mauritania, 1998–2012

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1998200520121998: 26.2k number1999: 26.9k number2000: 27.8k number2001: 28.7k number2002: 29.5k number2003: 61.8k number2004: 61.6k number2005: 63.5k number2006: 65.4k number2007: 67.2k number2008: 67.1k number2009: 68.7k number2010: 70.1k number2011: 71.4k number2012: 72.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2012, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Mauritania stood at 72,806 number. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 146.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Mauritania peaked at 72,806 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 26,152 number, in 1998.

That places Mauritania 77th out of 164 countries with data for 2012, putting it 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, male in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number) in Mauritania, 1998 to 2012.
Year number Change
1998 26,152 number
1999 26,916 number +2.9%
2000 27,756 number +3.1%
2001 28,668 number +3.3%
2002 29,516 number +3.0%
2003 61,767 number +109.3%
2004 61,605 number -0.3%
2005 63,473 number +3.0%
2006 65,406 number +3.0%
2007 67,204 number +2.7%
2008 67,087 number -0.2%
2009 68,686 number +2.4%
2010 70,076 number +2.0%
2011 71,426 number +1.9%
2012 72,806 number +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26,534 number 26,152 number 26,916 number 2
2000s 54,117 number 27,756 number 68,686 number 10
2010s 71,436 number 70,076 number 72,806 number 3

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 74 Congo 97,904 number compare
  2. 75 Papua New Guinea 90,410 number
  3. 76 Tajikistan 87,280 number compare
  4. 78 Denmark 71,889 number compare
  5. 79 Panama 71,657 number compare
  6. 80 Gambia 71,424 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Mauritania?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Mauritania was 72,806 number in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 72,806 number in 2012.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 26,152 number in 1998.
How does Mauritania rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
Mauritania ranks 77th out of 164 countries with data for 2012.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 146.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.