School age population, tertiary education, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: School age population, tertiary education, female was 200,354 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
200,354 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
110th
of 203 countries
All-time high
200,354 number
in 2019
All-time low
47,345 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
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.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47,345 number | — |
| 1971 | 48,565 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 49,645 number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 50,756 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 51,996 number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 53,523 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 55,433 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 57,482 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 62,981 number | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 65,727 number | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 71,354 number | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 73,959 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 76,282 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 78,683 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 81,193 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 83,785 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 86,440 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 88,701 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 91,040 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 93,493 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 96,126 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 98,986 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 101,632 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 104,463 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 107,453 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 110,576 number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 113,829 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 116,696 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 119,670 number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 122,838 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 126,311 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 130,151 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 134,081 number | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 138,216 number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 142,515 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 146,934 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 151,466 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 155,945 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 155,771 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 160,123 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 164,206 number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 168,033 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 171,659 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 175,161 number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 178,766 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 182,627 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 186,711 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 190,985 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 195,573 number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 200,354 number | +2.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 200,354 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 509,378 number, 39% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 200,354 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572,800 number, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,029 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 52,338 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 258,591 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1725 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 891,821 (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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.