Primary education, pupils in Mauritania
Mauritania: Primary education, pupils was 50.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Mauritania, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2018, primary education, pupils in Mauritania stood at 50.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Mauritania peaked at 50.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 1971.
Mauritania ranks 8th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.4% | 27.8% | 35.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 39.4% | 35.4% | 41.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 41.5% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 48.2% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 50.4% | 50.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 5 Sierra Leone 50.9% compare
- 6 Kiribati 50.8% compare
- 7 Bangladesh 50.7% compare
- 9 Nepal 50.6% compare
- 10 San Marino 50.5% compare
- 11 Uganda 50.3% compare
More education data for Mauritania
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 24,560 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 104.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.25 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 33.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Mauritania?
- Primary education, pupils in Mauritania was 50.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 1971.
- How does Mauritania rank for primary education, pupils?
- Mauritania ranks 8th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.