Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Mauritania

Primary school enrollment in Mauritania in 2018 — 79.6%. Ranked 64 in the world out of 72. Since 1985, the indicator has risen by 48.1 pp.

2018 79.6% +1.8 pp vs 2017
World rank 64of 72
Period maximum 79.6%2018
Period minimum 31.5%1985

Trend over time

1985–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Mauritania, 1985–2018204060801985198919931997200120052009201320171985: 31.5%1994: 46.5%1995: 52.8%1996: 56.2%1998: 59.9%1999: 59.5%2000: 60.1%2001: 63.8%2002: 63.4%2003: 66.7%2004: 74%2005: 72.5%2006: 75.2%2007: 76%2008: 72.7%2009: 72.1%2010: 72.4%2011: 72.4%2012: 71.2%2013: 74.5%2014: 76.3%2016: 73.1%2017: 77.8%2018: 79.6%
Change over the period: +48.1 pp Annual average: 1.46 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Mauritania 79.6%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 79.6 +1.8 pp
2017 77.8 +4.7 pp
2016 73.1
2014 76.3 +1.7 pp
2013 74.5 +3.4 pp
2012 71.2 −1.3 pp
2011 72.4 +0.1 pp
2010 72.4 +0.3 pp
2009 72.1 −0.6 pp
2008 72.7 −3.4 pp
2007 76 +0.8 pp
2006 75.2 +2.7 pp
2005 72.5 −1.5 pp
2004 74 +7.3 pp
2003 66.7 +3.3 pp
2002 63.4 −0.5 pp
2001 63.8 +3.8 pp
2000 60.1 +0.5 pp
1999 59.5 −0.3 pp
1998 59.9
1996 56.2 +3.4 pp
1995 52.8 +6.3 pp
1994 46.5
1985 31.5

Western Africa, 2018

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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