School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Mauritania
Mauritania: School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) was 139,351 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
139,351 number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
109th
of 205 countries
All-time high
139,351 number
in 2020
All-time low
31,768 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Mauritania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Mauritania stood at 139,351 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Mauritania peaked at 139,351 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31,768 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, male (number) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31,768 number | — |
| 1971 | 33,231 number | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 34,615 number | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 36,092 number | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 37,667 number | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 39,341 number | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 41,061 number | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 42,557 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 45,743 number | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 47,264 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 50,663 number | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 52,353 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 53,879 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 55,541 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 57,286 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 59,044 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 60,786 number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 62,255 number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 63,882 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 65,658 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 67,542 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 69,509 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 71,145 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 73,012 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 75,096 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 77,343 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 79,715 number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 81,817 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 84,087 number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 86,536 number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 89,164 number | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 91,945 number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 94,435 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 97,095 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 99,800 number | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 102,345 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 104,616 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 106,537 number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 106,369 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 108,335 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 110,415 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 112,683 number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 115,170 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 117,857 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 120,665 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 123,532 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 126,475 number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 129,473 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 132,640 number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 135,948 number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 139,351 number | +2.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 139,351 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 384,387 number, 36% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 139,351 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 438,720 number, 32% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38,934 number | 31,768 number | 47,264 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 58,135 number | 50,663 number | 65,658 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 76,580 number | 67,542 number | 86,536 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 100,064 number | 89,164 number | 108,335 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 122,486 number | 110,415 number | 135,948 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 139,351 number | 139,351 number | 139,351 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.7 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.74 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Mauritania?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Mauritania was 139,351 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 139,351 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,768 number in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Mauritania ranks 109th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.