School age population, upper secondary education, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 135,573 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Mauritania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 135,573 number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Mauritania peaked at 135,573 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31,756 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, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31,756 number | — |
| 1971 | 32,613 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 33,610 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 34,967 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 36,595 number | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 38,376 number | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 40,163 number | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 41,739 number | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 44,848 number | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 46,321 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 49,573 number | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 51,186 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 52,684 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 54,286 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 55,952 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 57,641 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 59,344 number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 60,860 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 62,498 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 64,245 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 66,083 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 68,007 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 69,730 number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 71,645 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 73,709 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 75,845 number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 78,015 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 79,966 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 82,030 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 84,241 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 86,633 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 89,221 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 91,609 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 94,173 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 96,775 number | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 99,217 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 101,380 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 103,252 number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 103,136 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 105,019 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 107,012 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 109,196 number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 111,675 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 114,351 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 117,127 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 119,943 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 122,826 number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 125,824 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 128,973 number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 132,234 number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 135,573 number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38,099 number | 31,756 number | 46,321 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 56,827 number | 49,573 number | 64,245 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 74,927 number | 66,083 number | 84,241 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 97,042 number | 86,633 number | 105,019 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 118,916 number | 107,012 number | 132,234 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 135,573 number | 135,573 number | 135,573 number | 1 |
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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, upper secondary education, female in Mauritania?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Mauritania was 135,573 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 135,573 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,756 number in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Mauritania ranks 109th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.