School age population, tertiary education, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: School age population, tertiary education, female was 200,354 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Mauritania, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Mauritania is 200,354 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, female in Mauritania peaked at 200,354 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 47,345 number, in 1970.
Mauritania ranks 110th of 203 countries on this measure, 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 | 54,345 number | 47,345 number | 65,727 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 82,493 number | 71,354 number | 93,493 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 109,227 number | 96,126 number | 122,838 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 144,151 number | 126,311 number | 160,123 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 181,408 number | 164,206 number | 200,354 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 107 Belarus 216,530 number compare
- 108 Congo 215,726 number compare
- 109 Central African Republic 208,332 number compare
- 111 United Arab Emirates 198,472 number compare
- 112 Liberia 192,359 number compare
- 113 Costa Rica 188,239 number compare
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, female in Mauritania?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Mauritania was 200,354 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 200,354 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,345 number in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Mauritania ranks 110th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.