School age population, primary education, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: School age population, primary education, male was 351,933 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
351,933 number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
101st
of 206 countries
All-time high
351,933 number
in 2020
All-time low
110,080 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Mauritania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 351,933 number for school age population, primary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Mauritania peaked at 351,933 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 110,080 number, in 1970.
Mauritania ranks 101st 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, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 110,080 number | — |
| 1971 | 113,351 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 117,040 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 120,917 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 124,894 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 128,768 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 132,347 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 136,350 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 140,538 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 144,774 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 129,538 number | -10.5% |
| 1981 | 132,701 number | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 136,498 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 140,546 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 144,653 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 148,608 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 152,229 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 156,635 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 161,243 number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 165,899 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 170,464 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 174,793 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 179,608 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 184,702 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 189,888 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 194,951 number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 199,690 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 204,603 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 209,346 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 213,794 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 217,859 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 221,578 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 225,580 number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 230,198 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 235,267 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 240,583 number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 245,912 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 251,709 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 257,830 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 264,155 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 270,550 number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 276,886 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 283,959 number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 291,433 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 299,166 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 307,026 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 314,866 number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 323,449 number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 332,623 number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 342,201 number | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 351,933 number | +2.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 351,933 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 740,623 number, 48% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 351,933 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 million number, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 126,906 number | 110,080 number | 144,774 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 146,855 number | 129,538 number | 165,899 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 192,184 number | 170,464 number | 213,794 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 239,067 number | 217,859 number | 264,155 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 304,216 number | 270,550 number | 342,201 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 351,933 number | 351,933 number | 351,933 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Mauritania?
- School age population, primary education, male in Mauritania was 351,933 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 351,933 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 110,080 number in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Mauritania ranks 101st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.