Population of compulsory school age, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Population of compulsory school age, female was 479,092 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Mauritania, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Mauritania is 479,092 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Mauritania peaked at 479,092 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 311,944 number, in 2001.
Mauritania ranks 100th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 311,944 number | — |
| 2002 | 317,918 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 324,328 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 331,166 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 338,356 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 345,724 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 353,488 number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 361,818 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 370,615 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 379,720 number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 388,936 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 398,770 number | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 409,042 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 419,700 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 430,679 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 441,837 number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 453,653 number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 466,126 number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 479,092 number | +2.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 479,092 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.20 million number, 40% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 479,092 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 million number, 47% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 339,484 number | 311,944 number | 370,615 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 426,756 number | 379,720 number | 479,092 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in Mauritania?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Mauritania was 479,092 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 479,092 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 311,944 number in 2001.
- How does Mauritania rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Mauritania ranks 100th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.