Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Mauritania

Mauritania: Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male was 1,239 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1,239 number
Change on year
up 25.3%
World rank
95th
of 183 countries
All-time high
2,171 number
in 2016
All-time low
142 number
in 1980
Years of data
27
1978–2019

Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Mauritania, 1978–2019

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1978199820191978: 258 number1979: 184 number1980: 142 number1981: 329 number1989: 850 number1991: 733 number1992: 647 number1993: 695 number1994: 758 number1995: 643 number1999: 867 number2001: 1.4k number2002: 1.9k number2003: 1.7k number2004: 1.6k number2005: 1.8k number2006: 1.6k number2007: 1.2k number2009: 1.2k number2012: 1.4k number2013: 1.4k number2014: 1.8k number2015: 1.5k number2016: 2.2k number2017: 926 number2018: 989 number2019: 1.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Mauritania stood at 1,239 number.

That represents a change of up 25.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Mauritania peaked at 2,171 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 142 number, in 1980.

Mauritania ranks 95th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (number) in Mauritania, 1978 to 2019.
Year number Change
1978 258 number
1979 184 number -28.7%
1980 142 number -22.8%
1981 329 number +131.7%
1989 850 number +158.4%
1991 733 number -13.8%
1992 647 number -11.7%
1993 695 number +7.4%
1994 758 number +9.1%
1995 643 number -15.2%
1999 867 number +34.8%
2001 1,404 number +61.9%
2002 1,891 number +34.7%
2003 1,680 number -11.2%
2004 1,605 number -4.5%
2005 1,805 number +12.5%
2006 1,560 number -13.6%
2007 1,223 number -21.6%
2009 1,190 number -2.7%
2012 1,394 number +17.1%
2013 1,373 number -1.5%
2014 1,813 number +32.0%
2015 1,530 number -15.6%
2016 2,171 number +41.9%
2017 926 number -57.3%
2018 989 number +6.8%
2019 1,239 number +25.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 221 number 184 number 258 number 2
1980s 440.33 number 142 number 850 number 3
1990s 723.83 number 643 number 867 number 6
2000s 1,545 number 1,190 number 1,891 number 8
2010s 1,429 number 926 number 2,171 number 8

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 92 Hungary 1,471 number compare
  2. 93 Hong Kong 1,345 number compare
  3. 94 Bulgaria 1,329 number compare
  4. 96 Austria 1,174 number compare
  5. 97 Bhutan 1,067 number compare
  6. 98 Costa Rica 1,056 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Mauritania?
Repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Mauritania was 1,239 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 2,171 number in 2016.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 142 number in 1980.
How does Mauritania rank for repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Mauritania ranks 95th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 3,751 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.