Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Mauritania

Mauritania: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 104,419 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
104,419 number
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
106th
of 205 countries
All-time high
104,419 number
in 2020
All-time low
26,355 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Mauritania, 1970–2020

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Mauritania is 104,419 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Mauritania peaked at 104,419 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26,355 number, in 1970.

Mauritania ranks 106th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number) in Mauritania, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 26,355 number
1971 27,637 number +4.9%
1972 28,704 number +3.9%
1973 29,650 number +3.3%
1974 30,579 number +3.1%
1975 31,631 number +3.4%
1976 32,770 number +3.6%
1977 33,749 number +3.0%
1978 34,736 number +2.9%
1979 35,785 number +3.0%
1980 38,194 number +6.7%
1981 39,403 number +3.2%
1982 40,429 number +2.6%
1983 41,512 number +2.7%
1984 42,719 number +2.9%
1985 44,012 number +3.0%
1986 45,283 number +2.9%
1987 46,432 number +2.5%
1988 47,643 number +2.6%
1989 48,973 number +2.8%
1990 50,406 number +2.9%
1991 51,865 number +2.9%
1992 53,174 number +2.5%
1993 54,599 number +2.7%
1994 56,158 number +2.9%
1995 57,793 number +2.9%
1996 59,437 number +2.8%
1997 60,974 number +2.6%
1998 62,566 number +2.6%
1999 64,255 number +2.7%
2000 66,110 number +2.9%
2001 67,874 number +2.7%
2002 69,026 number +1.7%
2003 70,119 number +1.6%
2004 71,415 number +1.8%
2005 72,814 number +2.0%
2006 74,293 number +2.0%
2007 75,797 number +2.0%
2008 77,503 number +2.3%
2009 79,328 number +2.4%
2010 81,286 number +2.5%
2011 83,302 number +2.5%
2012 85,225 number +2.3%
2013 87,245 number +2.4%
2014 89,427 number +2.5%
2015 91,746 number +2.6%
2016 94,139 number +2.6%
2017 96,524 number +2.5%
2018 99,063 number +2.6%
2019 101,730 number +2.7%
2020 104,419 number +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 31,160 number 26,355 number 35,785 number 10
1980s 43,460 number 38,194 number 48,973 number 10
1990s 57,123 number 50,406 number 64,255 number 10
2000s 72,428 number 66,110 number 79,328 number 10
2010s 90,969 number 81,286 number 101,730 number 10
2020s 104,419 number 104,419 number 104,419 number 1

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 103 Sweden 113,454 number compare
  2. 104 Greece 110,154 number compare
  3. 105 Turkmenistan 108,064 number compare
  4. 107 Belarus 101,397 number compare
  5. 108 Eritrea 100,491 number compare
  6. 109 Portugal 99,883 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Mauritania?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Mauritania was 104,419 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 104,419 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 26,355 number in 1970.
How does Mauritania rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Mauritania ranks 106th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.