School enrollment, primary, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: School enrollment, primary, male was 78.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Mauritania, 1994–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, primary, male in Mauritania stood at 78.3%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Mauritania peaked at 78.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 1994.
That places Mauritania 145th out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.8% | 50.4% | 61.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 61.0% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 68.7% | 78.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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, female 33.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 1.25 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Mauritania?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Mauritania was 78.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 1994.
- How does Mauritania rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Mauritania ranks 145th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.