Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Mauritania

Mauritania: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male was 1,130 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1,130 number
Change on year
up 12.7%
World rank
77th
of 164 countries
All-time high
3,740 number
in 2001
All-time low
434 number
in 1978
Years of data
33
1976–2019

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Mauritania, 1976–2019

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1976199720191976: 476 number1977: 588 number1978: 434 number1979: 789 number1981: 796 number1985: 1.5k number1986: 1.9k number1987: 2.2k number1988: 2.3k number1989: 2.4k number1990: 2.2k number1991: 2.2k number1992: 2.1k number1993: 2.1k number1994: 2.5k number1995: 2.7k number1996: 2.6k number1997: 3.0k number1998: 3.2k number1999: 3.4k number2001: 3.7k number2002: 3.5k number2005: 2.8k number2006: 3.0k number2007: 2.4k number2009: 1.9k number2012: 2.2k number2013: 1.8k number2014: 2.2k number2015: 2.3k number2017: 1.3k number2018: 1.0k number2019: 1.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Mauritania stood at 1,130 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Mauritania peaked at 3,740 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 434 number, in 1978.

That places Mauritania 77th out of 164 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number) in Mauritania, 1976 to 2019.
Year number Change
1976 476 number
1977 588 number +23.5%
1978 434 number -26.2%
1979 789 number +81.8%
1981 796 number +0.9%
1985 1,509 number +89.6%
1986 1,944 number +28.8%
1987 2,217 number +14.0%
1988 2,272 number +2.5%
1989 2,352 number +3.5%
1990 2,224 number -5.4%
1991 2,159 number -2.9%
1992 2,117 number -1.9%
1993 2,108 number -0.4%
1994 2,494 number +18.3%
1995 2,651 number +6.3%
1996 2,625 number -1.0%
1997 3,038 number +15.7%
1998 3,214 number +5.8%
1999 3,436 number +6.9%
2001 3,740 number +8.8%
2002 3,540 number -5.3%
2005 2,780 number -21.5%
2006 2,975 number +7.0%
2007 2,352 number -20.9%
2009 1,949 number -17.1%
2012 2,157 number +10.7%
2013 1,832 number -15.1%
2014 2,229 number +21.7%
2015 2,315 number +3.9%
2017 1,266 number -45.3%
2018 1,003 number -20.8%
2019 1,130 number +12.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 571.75 number 434 number 789 number 4
1980s 1,848 number 796 number 2,352 number 6
1990s 2,607 number 2,108 number 3,436 number 10
2000s 2,889 number 1,949 number 3,740 number 6
2010s 1,705 number 1,003 number 2,315 number 7

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 74 Netherlands 1,361 number compare
  2. 75 Tanzania, United Republic of 1,161 number compare
  3. 76 Belgium 1,134 number compare
  4. 78 Botswana 1,124 number compare
  5. 79 Paraguay 1,121 number compare
  6. 80 Comoros 1,103 number compare

See the full ranking of 164 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Mauritania?
Repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Mauritania was 1,130 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 3,740 number in 2001.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 434 number in 1978.
How does Mauritania rank for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Mauritania ranks 77th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. 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 5 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 3,798 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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