School age population, early childhood education, male in Mauritania

Mauritania: School age population, early childhood education, male was 403,538 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
403,538 number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
82nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
403,538 number
in 2019
All-time low
116,582 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1998200820191998: 116.6k number1999: 118.5k number2000: 120.8k number2001: 123.3k number2002: 126.4k number2003: 129.7k number2004: 266.0k number2005: 271.5k number2006: 277.6k number2007: 284.9k number2008: 292.3k number2009: 299.8k number2010: 306.8k number2011: 314.4k number2012: 161.7k number2013: 290.9k number2014: 298.9k number2015: 368.6k number2016: 377.5k number2017: 387.6k number2018: 396.1k number2019: 403.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 403,538 number for school age population, early childhood education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Mauritania peaked at 403,538 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 116,582 number, in 1998.

That places Mauritania 82nd out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

School age population, early childhood education, male in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in Mauritania, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 116,582 number
1999 118,539 number +1.7%
2000 120,781 number +1.9%
2001 123,266 number +2.1%
2002 126,358 number +2.5%
2003 129,653 number +2.6%
2004 265,952 number +105.1%
2005 271,478 number +2.1%
2006 277,560 number +2.2%
2007 284,872 number +2.6%
2008 292,304 number +2.6%
2009 299,754 number +2.5%
2010 306,774 number +2.3%
2011 314,362 number +2.5%
2012 161,665 number -48.6%
2013 290,876 number +79.9%
2014 298,854 number +2.7%
2015 368,629 number +23.3%
2016 377,486 number +2.4%
2017 387,591 number +2.7%
2018 396,126 number +2.2%
2019 403,538 number +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 117,560 number 116,582 number 118,539 number 2
2000s 219,198 number 120,781 number 299,754 number 10
2010s 330,590 number 161,665 number 403,538 number 10

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 79 Azerbaijan 428,272 number compare
  2. 80 El Salvador 412,597 number compare
  3. 81 Nicaragua 405,782 number compare
  4. 83 Belgium 395,584 number compare
  5. 84 Cuba 377,183 number compare
  6. 85 Sweden 366,238 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Mauritania?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Mauritania was 403,538 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 403,538 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 116,582 number in 1998.
How does Mauritania rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Mauritania ranks 82nd out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (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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Male 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/