Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Mauritania

Mauritania: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 52,914 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
52,914 number
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
106th
of 205 countries
All-time high
52,914 number
in 2020
All-time low
13,363 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k197019952020

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 52,914 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Mauritania peaked at 52,914 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13,363 number, in 1970.

That places Mauritania 106th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male (number) in Mauritania, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 13,363 number
1971 13,988 number +4.7%
1972 14,509 number +3.7%
1973 14,984 number +3.3%
1974 15,462 number +3.2%
1975 15,997 number +3.5%
1976 16,573 number +3.6%
1977 17,067 number +3.0%
1978 17,569 number +2.9%
1979 18,106 number +3.1%
1980 19,343 number +6.8%
1981 19,961 number +3.2%
1982 20,473 number +2.6%
1983 21,011 number +2.6%
1984 21,616 number +2.9%
1985 22,266 number +3.0%
1986 22,906 number +2.9%
1987 23,487 number +2.5%
1988 24,105 number +2.6%
1989 24,784 number +2.8%
1990 25,514 number +2.9%
1991 26,255 number +2.9%
1992 26,920 number +2.5%
1993 27,646 number +2.7%
1994 28,445 number +2.9%
1995 29,291 number +3.0%
1996 30,151 number +2.9%
1997 30,933 number +2.6%
1998 31,747 number +2.6%
1999 32,616 number +2.7%
2000 33,571 number +2.9%
2001 34,475 number +2.7%
2002 35,065 number +1.7%
2003 35,625 number +1.6%
2004 36,286 number +1.9%
2005 37,000 number +2.0%
2006 37,752 number +2.0%
2007 38,506 number +2.0%
2008 39,362 number +2.2%
2009 40,282 number +2.3%
2010 41,270 number +2.5%
2011 42,287 number +2.5%
2012 43,247 number +2.3%
2013 44,258 number +2.3%
2014 45,357 number +2.5%
2015 46,529 number +2.6%
2016 47,739 number +2.6%
2017 48,935 number +2.5%
2018 50,211 number +2.6%
2019 51,557 number +2.7%
2020 52,914 number +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 15,762 number 13,363 number 18,106 number 10
1980s 21,995 number 19,343 number 24,784 number 10
1990s 28,952 number 25,514 number 32,616 number 10
2000s 36,792 number 33,571 number 40,282 number 10
2010s 46,139 number 41,270 number 51,557 number 10
2020s 52,914 number 52,914 number 52,914 number 1

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 103 Sweden 58,225 number compare
  2. 104 Greece 56,701 number compare
  3. 105 Turkmenistan 54,719 number compare
  4. 107 Belarus 52,056 number compare
  5. 108 Eritrea 51,285 number compare
  6. 109 Portugal 50,941 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 52,914 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 52,914 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 13,363 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 28.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.