School age population, primary education, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: School age population, primary education, female was 341,742 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Mauritania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Mauritania stood at 341,742 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Mauritania peaked at 341,742 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 107,599 number, in 1970.
Mauritania ranks 99th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 123,830 number | 107,599 number | 141,082 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 143,207 number | 126,274 number | 161,417 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 186,454 number | 165,711 number | 207,096 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 231,538 number | 210,897 number | 256,229 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 295,600 number | 262,550 number | 332,500 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 341,742 number | 341,742 number | 341,742 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 96 Lao People's Democratic Republic 377,807 number compare
- 97 Cuba 357,981 number compare
- 98 Sweden 345,071 number compare
- 100 El Salvador 336,426 number compare
- 101 Azerbaijan 304,588 number compare
- 102 Greece 299,366 number compare
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, primary education, female in Mauritania?
- School age population, primary education, female in Mauritania was 341,742 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 341,742 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 107,599 number in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Mauritania ranks 99th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.