School enrollment, preprimary in Mauritania
Mauritania: School enrollment, preprimary was 10.5% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, preprimary in Mauritania, 1993–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 10.5% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2015.
The figure is up 483.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Mauritania peaked at 13.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1993.
Mauritania ranks 181st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 10.5% | 13.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 178 Djibouti 11.6% compare
- 179 South Sudan 11.6% compare
- 180 Cote d'Ivoire 10.7% compare
- 182 Tajikistan 9.9% compare
- 183 Libya 9.8% compare
- 184 Zambia 8.7% compare
More education data for Mauritania
- Population ages 0-14 42.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (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, female 33.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 1.25 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Mauritania?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Mauritania was 10.5% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1993.
- How does Mauritania rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Mauritania ranks 181st out of 197 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 483.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.