Start month of the academic school year in Mauritania
Mauritania: Start month of the academic school year was 9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
24th
of 221 countries
All-time high
10
in 2007
All-time low
1
in 2023
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Start month of the academic school year in Mauritania, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 9 for start month of the academic school year in 2025.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Mauritania peaked at 10 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 24th out of 221 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9 | — |
| 1998 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | -88.9% |
| 2024 | 10 | +900.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.3 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start month of the academic school year in Mauritania?
- Start month of the academic school year in Mauritania was 9 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2007.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Mauritania ranks 24th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release