Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mauritania

Mauritania: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 34.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
34.7%
Change on year
down 15.5%
World rank
13th
of 154 countries
All-time high
49.3%
in 1999
All-time low
34.7%
in 2019
Years of data
18
1999–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mauritania, 1999–2019

010203040501999200920191999: 49.3 %2002: 44.3 %2003: 42 %2004: 44.3 %2005: 46.9 %2006: 40.9 %2007: 40.2 %2009: 46 %2010: 47.3 %2011: 44.5 %2012: 47 %2013: 44.9 %2014: 42.3 %2015: 40.1 %2016: 38.7 %2017: 41.2 %2018: 41.1 %2019: 34.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mauritania stood at 34.7%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 15.5% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mauritania peaked at 49.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2019.

Mauritania ranks 13th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%) in Mauritania, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 49.3%
2002 44.3% -10.0%
2003 42.0% -5.2%
2004 44.3% +5.3%
2005 46.9% +5.9%
2006 40.9% -12.8%
2007 40.2% -1.7%
2009 46.0% +14.4%
2010 47.3% +2.8%
2011 44.5% -5.9%
2012 47.0% +5.8%
2013 44.9% -4.6%
2014 42.3% -5.8%
2015 40.1% -5.3%
2016 38.7% -3.3%
2017 41.2% +6.3%
2018 41.1% -0.3%
2019 34.7% -15.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 49.3% 49.3% 49.3% 1
2000s 43.5% 40.2% 46.9% 7
2010s 42.2% 34.7% 47.3% 10

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 10 Lesotho 36.8% compare
  2. 11 Eritrea 36.7% compare
  3. 12 Uganda 35.0% compare
  4. 14 Nepal 33.1% compare
  5. 15 Ghana 32.0% compare
  6. 16 Burundi 31.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mauritania?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Mauritania was 34.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 1999.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2019.
How does Mauritania rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Mauritania ranks 13th out of 154 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 2,314 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/