Primary school enrolment (gross) in Mauritania
Gross primary school enrolment in Mauritania was 105.4% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1971.
Mauritania, 2024
105.4%
Change from 2023
+1.4percentage points
World, 2024
102.2%
Primary school enrolment (gross) in Mauritania over time
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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mauritania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 105.4% | 102.2% |
| 2023 | 104.0% | 100.7% |
| 2022 | – | 100.4% |
| 2021 | – | 99.4% |
| 2020 | 93.8% | 99.6% |
| 2019 | 90.3% | 99.1% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | 99.1% |
| 2017 | 87.8% | 101.8% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | 102.1% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | 101.0% |
| 2014 | 93.9% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | 93.6% | 103.0% |
| 2012 | 94.9% | 102.9% |
| 2011 | 95.4% | 102.4% |
| 2010 | 97.9% | 102.5% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | 102.7% |
| 2008 | 91.2% | 102.9% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | 102.7% |
| 2006 | 92.3% | 101.7% |
| 2005 | 89.1% | 101.7% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | 101.6% |
| 2003 | 82.7% | 100.9% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | 99.4% |
| 2001 | 80.3% | 99.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.4 percentage points from 104.0% in 2023.
- Since 2012, when it was 94.9%, the figure has changed by +10.5 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 102.2%.
More for Mauritania
All statistics for Mauritania
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
6.0%
2020 · World Bank
Adult literacy rate
59.5%
2020 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
36.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
57.9%
2015 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
37.1%
2015 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
15.1%
2015 · UNESCO UIS