School age population, secondary education, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: School age population, secondary education, female was 333,639 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Mauritania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, female in Mauritania stood at 333,639 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Mauritania peaked at 333,639 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 80,148 number, in 1970.
That places Mauritania 105th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 80,148 number | — |
| 1971 | 83,347 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 86,600 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 90,166 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 93,915 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 97,759 number | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 101,634 number | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 105,100 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 94,697 number | -9.9% |
| 1979 | 97,696 number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 104,320 number | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 107,700 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 110,785 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 114,017 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 117,400 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 120,910 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 124,488 number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 127,718 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 131,113 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 134,712 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 138,545 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 142,589 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 146,240 number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 150,218 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 154,475 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 158,895 number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 163,386 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 167,535 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 171,876 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 176,480 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 181,459 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 186,761 number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 191,277 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 195,765 number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 200,236 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 204,621 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 208,861 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 212,773 number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 250,663 number | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 255,803 number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 261,386 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 267,396 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 273,666 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 280,236 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 287,060 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 294,133 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 301,479 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 309,015 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 316,929 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 325,171 number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 333,639 number | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93,106 number | 80,148 number | 105,100 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 119,316 number | 104,320 number | 134,712 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 157,024 number | 138,545 number | 176,480 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 208,822 number | 181,459 number | 255,803 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 291,647 number | 261,386 number | 325,171 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 333,639 number | 333,639 number | 333,639 number | 1 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Mauritania?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Mauritania was 333,639 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 333,639 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,148 number in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Mauritania ranks 105th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.