School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania
Mauritania: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 274,924 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania stood at 274,924 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania peaked at 274,924 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 63,524 number, in 1970.
That places Mauritania 109th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 63,524 number | — |
| 1971 | 65,844 number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 68,225 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 71,059 number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 74,262 number | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 77,717 number | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 81,224 number | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 84,296 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 90,591 number | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 93,585 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 100,236 number | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 103,539 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 106,563 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 109,827 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 113,238 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 116,685 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 120,130 number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 123,115 number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 126,380 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 129,903 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 133,625 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 137,516 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 140,875 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 144,657 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 148,805 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 153,188 number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 157,730 number | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 161,783 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 166,117 number | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 170,777 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 175,797 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 181,166 number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 186,044 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 191,268 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 196,575 number | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 201,562 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 205,996 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 209,789 number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 209,505 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 213,354 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 217,427 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 221,879 number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 226,845 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 232,208 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 237,792 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 243,475 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 249,301 number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 255,297 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 261,613 number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 268,182 number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 274,924 number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77,033 number | 63,524 number | 93,585 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 114,962 number | 100,236 number | 129,903 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 151,507 number | 133,625 number | 170,777 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 197,106 number | 175,797 number | 213,354 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 241,402 number | 217,427 number | 268,182 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 274,924 number | 274,924 number | 274,924 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mauritania was 274,924 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 274,924 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,524 number in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 109th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.