School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Mauritania

Mauritania: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 64,760 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
64,760 number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
102nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
64,760 number
in 2020
All-time low
18,284 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Mauritania, 1970–2020

20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 64,760 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Mauritania peaked at 64,760 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18,284 number, in 1970.

Mauritania ranks 102nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 20,878 number 18,284 number 23,620 number 10
1980s 27,386 number 24,201 number 30,914 number 10
1990s 35,281 number 31,695 number 38,537 number 10
2000s 43,515 number 39,181 number 48,406 number 10
2010s 56,015 number 49,595 number 63,187 number 10
2020s 64,760 number 64,760 number 64,760 number 1

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 99 Belgium 68,199 number compare
  2. 100 Nicaragua 68,024 number compare
  3. 101 Cuba 65,205 number compare
  4. 103 Belarus 62,768 number compare
  5. 104 Sweden 60,872 number compare
  6. 105 El Salvador 58,321 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Mauritania?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Mauritania was 64,760 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 64,760 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 18,284 number in 1970.
How does Mauritania rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Mauritania ranks 102nd out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/