School age population, early childhood education, female in Mauritania

Mauritania: School age population, early childhood education, female was 389,499 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
389,499 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
80th
of 199 countries
All-time high
389,499 number
in 2019
All-time low
112,771 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Mauritania, 1998–2019

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1998200820191998: 112.8k number1999: 114.6k number2000: 116.8k number2001: 119.2k number2002: 122.2k number2003: 125.4k number2004: 257.4k number2005: 262.9k number2006: 268.8k number2007: 276.0k number2008: 283.2k number2009: 290.5k number2010: 297.4k number2011: 304.9k number2012: 156.8k number2013: 281.5k number2014: 289.2k number2015: 356.8k number2016: 365.2k number2017: 374.7k number2018: 382.6k number2019: 389.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 389,499 number for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Mauritania peaked at 389,499 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 112,771 number, in 1998.

Mauritania ranks 80th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 113,693 number 112,771 number 114,615 number 2
2000s 212,236 number 116,757 number 290,534 number 10
2010s 319,859 number 156,764 number 389,499 number 10

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  4. 81 Nicaragua 388,304 number compare
  5. 82 Azerbaijan 375,108 number compare
  6. 83 Belgium 372,551 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Mauritania?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Mauritania was 389,499 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 389,499 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 112,771 number in 1998.
How does Mauritania rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Mauritania ranks 80th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/