Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Mauritania

Primary completion rate in Mauritania in 2020 — 73.45%. Ranked 120 in the world out of 134. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 62.62 pp.

2020 73.45% +7.07 pp vs 2019
World rank 120of 134
Period maximum 73.45%2020
Period minimum 10.82%1976

Trend over time

1976–2020 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Mauritania, 1976–202002040608019761981198619911996200120062011201620201976: 10.82%1977: 10.85%1978: 12.33%1979: 16.18%1980: 19.24%1981: 25.61%1983: 29.33%1985: 30.44%1986: 32.78%1987: 33.53%1988: 38.91%1989: 34.55%1990: 29.09%1991: 32.79%1992: 31.38%1993: 32.53%1994: 32.12%1995: 33.04%1996: 33.87%1997: 38.19%1998: 43.79%1999: 45.07%2001: 44.97%2002: 42.65%2005: 40.96%2006: 41.53%2007: 52.33%2009: 67.67%2012: 69.46%2013: 70.86%2014: 67.22%2015: 67.03%2017: 64.66%2018: 69.82%2019: 66.38%2020: 73.45%
Change over the period: +62.62 pp Annual average: 1.42 pp

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritania

Mauritania 73.45%
World 88.04%
Primary completion rate — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 73.45 +7.07 pp
2019 66.38 −3.44 pp
2018 69.82 +5.16 pp
2017 64.66
2015 67.03 −0.19 pp
2014 67.22 −3.64 pp
2013 70.86 +1.4 pp
2012 69.46
2009 67.67
2007 52.33 +10.8 pp
2006 41.53 +0.58 pp
2005 40.96
2002 42.65 −2.32 pp
2001 44.97
1999 45.07 +1.28 pp
1998 43.79 +5.6 pp
1997 38.19 +4.32 pp
1996 33.87 +0.82 pp
1995 33.04 +0.92 pp
1994 32.12 −0.41 pp
1993 32.53 +1.15 pp
1992 31.38 −1.41 pp
1991 32.79 +3.7 pp
1990 29.09 −5.46 pp
1989 34.55 −4.36 pp
1988 38.91 +5.38 pp
1987 33.53 +0.75 pp
1986 32.78 +2.34 pp
1985 30.44
1983 29.33
1981 25.61 +6.37 pp
1980 19.24 +3.06 pp
1979 16.18 +3.84 pp
1978 12.33 +1.48 pp
1977 10.85 +0.03 pp
1976 10.82

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.