School enrollment, primary in Mauritania
Mauritania: School enrollment, primary was 79.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Mauritania, 1985–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, primary in Mauritania stood at 79.6%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Mauritania peaked at 79.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 1985.
That places Mauritania 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.5% | 31.5% | 31.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 55.0% | 46.5% | 59.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 69.7% | 60.1% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 71.2% | 79.6% | 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 in Mauritania?
- School enrollment, primary in Mauritania was 79.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 1985.
- How does Mauritania rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Mauritania ranks 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 (% 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.