School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania
Mauritania: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 676,504 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
676,504 number
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
105th
of 205 countries
All-time high
676,504 number
in 2020
All-time low
161,936 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania is 676,504 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania peaked at 676,504 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 161,936 number, in 1970.
Mauritania ranks 105th of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 161,936 number | — |
| 1971 | 168,860 number | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 175,591 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 182,751 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 190,175 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 197,795 number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 205,552 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 212,435 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 191,421 number | -9.9% |
| 1979 | 197,528 number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 211,105 number | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 218,036 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 224,266 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 230,805 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 237,654 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 244,752 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 251,966 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 258,393 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 265,228 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 272,529 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 280,313 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 288,504 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 295,735 number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 303,698 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 312,330 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 321,442 number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 330,857 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 339,425 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 348,455 number | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 358,062 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 368,418 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 379,360 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 388,582 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 397,740 number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 406,864 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 415,825 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 424,502 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 432,410 number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 509,328 number | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 519,752 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 531,068 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 543,243 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 555,795 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 568,967 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 582,690 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 596,957 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 611,803 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 626,908 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 642,818 number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 659,426 number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 676,504 number | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 188,404 number | 161,936 number | 212,435 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 241,473 number | 211,105 number | 272,529 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 317,882 number | 280,313 number | 358,062 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 424,278 number | 368,418 number | 519,752 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 591,968 number | 531,068 number | 659,426 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 676,504 number | 676,504 number | 676,504 number | 1 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.39 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,141 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,419 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9,204 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.36 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15,240 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.81 % change on previous year (2020)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania was 676,504 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 676,504 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 161,936 number in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 105th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.