Mauritania

Girls in primary school in Mauritania

Girls in primary school in Mauritania: 42.5% in 1994 and 80.9% in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2018
80.9%
Since 1994
+38.4 percentage points
Rank, 2012
87 of 97
counting from the highest
World, 2018
88.2%
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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Girls in primary school in MauritaniaGirls in primary school in Mauritania: 42.5% in 1994 and 80.9% in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2012, Mauritania ranked 87 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
Estimates, Our World in DataWorld

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

YearMauritaniaWorld
201880.988.2
201779.988.2
20167588.3
2015–88.2
201478.188.3
201376.388.2
201273.788.2
201174.488.1
201073.887.9
200973.487.9
200874.487.6
200777.387.2
200676.186
200573.685.4
200474.684.7
200366.783.5
20026381.4
200162.581
200059.180.7
199958.579.9
199858.278.9
1997–78.1
199652.777.9
199548.578
199442.578.3
1993–78
1992–77.7
1991–77.8
1990–77.3
1989–77.6
1988–76.6
1987–75.8
1986–75.3
1985–74
1980–75.8
1975–72.9
1970–69
1965–66
1960–63.1
1955–57.4
1950–51.4
1945–43.5
1940–40
1935–38.2
1930–36.4
1925–33
1920–30.5
1915–29.2
1910–28.1
1905–25.1
1900–23.3
1895–21.8
1890–20
1885–19
1880–17.2
1875–15.7
1870–13.2
1865–10.6
1860–9.3
1855–8
1850–6.8
1845–5.9
1840–5.2
1835–4.5
1830–4
1825–3.5
1820–3.1

Good to know

  • The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
  • Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
  • Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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