School age population, pre-primary education, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 188,742 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Mauritania, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Mauritania stood at 188,742 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Mauritania peaked at 188,742 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55,764 number, in 1970.
That places Mauritania 99th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 55,764 number | — |
| 1971 | 57,219 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 59,151 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 61,034 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 62,806 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 64,219 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 65,746 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 67,832 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 69,867 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 71,793 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 73,373 number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 75,084 number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 77,404 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 79,696 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 81,879 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 83,686 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 85,583 number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 88,165 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 90,671 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 93,044 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 95,105 number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 97,235 number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 99,941 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 102,611 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 105,094 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 106,943 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 108,786 number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 110,886 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 112,771 number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 114,615 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 116,757 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 119,153 number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 122,176 number | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 125,420 number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 128,702 number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 131,429 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 134,418 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 137,991 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 141,622 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 145,267 number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 148,714 number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 152,431 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 156,764 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 161,170 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 165,577 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 169,807 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 174,088 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 179,098 number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 184,074 number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 188,742 number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63,543 number | 55,764 number | 71,793 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 82,858 number | 73,373 number | 93,044 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 105,399 number | 95,105 number | 114,615 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 130,294 number | 116,757 number | 145,267 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 168,046 number | 148,714 number | 188,742 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Mauritania?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Mauritania was 188,742 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 188,742 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,764 number in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Mauritania ranks 99th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.