School age population, tertiary education, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: School age population, tertiary education, male was 205,962 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Mauritania, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, male in Mauritania stood at 205,962 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Mauritania peaked at 205,962 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 44,455 number, in 1970.
Mauritania ranks 111th 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, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44,455 number | — |
| 1971 | 45,891 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 47,418 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 49,304 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 51,479 number | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 53,846 number | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 56,345 number | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 58,713 number | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 64,271 number | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 66,868 number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 72,527 number | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 75,191 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 77,523 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 79,954 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 82,512 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 85,181 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 87,969 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 90,247 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 92,618 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 95,095 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 97,742 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 100,613 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 103,008 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 105,606 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 108,432 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 111,522 number | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 114,916 number | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 118,092 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 121,441 number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 125,027 number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 128,935 number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 133,207 number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 137,481 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 141,918 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 146,479 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 151,141 number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 155,910 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 160,543 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 160,266 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 164,769 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 169,004 number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 172,990 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 176,730 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 180,339 number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 184,043 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 187,998 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 192,179 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 196,503 number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 201,141 number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 205,962 number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53,859 number | 44,455 number | 66,868 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 83,882 number | 72,527 number | 95,095 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 110,640 number | 97,742 number | 125,027 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 148,065 number | 128,935 number | 164,769 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 186,689 number | 169,004 number | 205,962 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Mauritania?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Mauritania was 205,962 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 205,962 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,455 number in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Mauritania ranks 111th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.