School enrollment, primary in Mauritania
Mauritania: School enrollment, primary was 105.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Mauritania, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 105.4% for school enrollment, primary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Mauritania peaked at 105.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1971.
That places Mauritania 57th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.8% | 15.5% | 29.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 43.2% | 34.0% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.5% | 46.9% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.9% | 80.3% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 87.8% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.1% | 93.8% | 105.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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)
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.07 GPI (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Mauritania?
- School enrollment, primary in Mauritania was 105.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 105.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1971.
- How does Mauritania rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Mauritania ranks 57th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% 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. 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.