School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mauritania
Mauritania: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 406,316 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mauritania, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mauritania is 406,316 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mauritania peaked at 406,316 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 91,800 number, in 1970.
That places Mauritania 111th out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 108,204 number | 91,800 number | 132,595 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 166,375 number | 143,881 number | 188,588 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 219,867 number | 193,868 number | 247,865 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 292,216 number | 255,246 number | 324,892 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 368,096 number | 333,210 number | 406,316 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 24,560 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.62 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mauritania?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mauritania was 406,316 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 406,316 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,800 number in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 111th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.