School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Mauritania
Mauritania: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) was 106.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Mauritania, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 106.9% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Mauritania peaked at 106.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1971.
Mauritania ranks 47th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.6% | — |
| 1972 | 9.1% | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 14.4% | +58.6% |
| 1977 | 16.3% | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 18.6% | +13.9% |
| 1979 | 21.3% | +14.6% |
| 1981 | 25.1% | +18.0% |
| 1982 | 29.9% | +19.1% |
| 1983 | 31.2% | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 34.3% | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 35.6% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 38.5% | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 39.8% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 41.6% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 40.7% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 39.2% | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 41.8% | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 46.8% | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 54.4% | +16.3% |
| 1994 | 60.6% | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 64.3% | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 68.7% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 74.3% | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 77.7% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 80.4% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 79.7% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 82.0% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 88.7% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 89.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 92.7% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 95.3% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 92.5% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 93.6% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 97.4% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 89.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 92.3% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 92.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 103.7% | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 106.9% | +3.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +58.6% | 9.1% | 14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.7% | 8.6% | 21.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 35.2% | 25.1% | 41.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 60.8% | 39.2% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.7% | 78.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 89.9% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.2% | 93.1% | 106.9% | 3 |
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 enrollment, primary, female in Mauritania?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Mauritania was 106.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 106.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1971.
- How does Mauritania rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Mauritania ranks 47th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.