School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Mauritania
Mauritania: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 341,742 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
341,742 number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
99th
of 206 countries
All-time high
341,742 number
in 2020
All-time low
107,599 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
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.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 107,599 number | — |
| 1971 | 110,776 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 114,340 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 118,070 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 121,894 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 125,620 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 129,051 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 132,909 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 136,957 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 141,082 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 126,274 number | -10.5% |
| 1981 | 129,462 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 133,220 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 137,184 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 141,181 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 145,018 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 148,537 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 152,723 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 157,053 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 161,417 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 165,711 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 169,838 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 174,414 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 179,300 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 184,286 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 189,106 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 193,527 number | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 198,359 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 202,908 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 207,096 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 210,897 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 214,404 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 218,250 number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 222,736 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 227,705 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 232,952 number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 238,243 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 243,967 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 249,996 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 256,229 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 262,550 number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 268,850 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 275,813 number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 283,138 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 290,711 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 298,423 number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 306,157 number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 314,512 number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 323,348 number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 332,500 number | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 341,742 number | +2.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 341,742 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 693,332 number, 49% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 341,742 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million number, 34% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
More education data for Mauritania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.7 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.74 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,029 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 52,338 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 258,591 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1725 units per person (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.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.