School age population, secondary education, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: School age population, secondary education, male was 342,865 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, male in Mauritania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 342,865 number for school age population, secondary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Mauritania peaked at 342,865 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 81,788 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, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 81,788 number | — |
| 1971 | 85,513 number | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 88,991 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 92,585 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 96,260 number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 100,036 number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 103,918 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 107,335 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 96,724 number | -9.9% |
| 1979 | 99,832 number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 106,785 number | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 110,336 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 113,481 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 116,788 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 120,254 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 123,842 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 127,478 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 130,675 number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 134,115 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 137,817 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 141,768 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 145,915 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 149,495 number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 153,480 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 157,855 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 162,547 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 167,471 number | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 171,890 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 176,579 number | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 181,582 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 186,959 number | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 192,599 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 197,305 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 201,975 number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 206,628 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 211,204 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 215,641 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 219,637 number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 258,665 number | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 263,949 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 269,682 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 275,847 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 282,129 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 288,731 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 295,630 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 302,824 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 310,324 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 317,893 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 325,889 number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 334,255 number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 342,865 number | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95,298 number | 81,788 number | 107,335 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 122,157 number | 106,785 number | 137,817 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 160,858 number | 141,768 number | 181,582 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 215,456 number | 186,959 number | 263,949 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 300,320 number | 269,682 number | 334,255 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 342,865 number | 342,865 number | 342,865 number | 1 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Mauritania?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Mauritania was 342,865 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 342,865 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 81,788 number in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Mauritania ranks 105th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. 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, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.