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Mauritania flag Mauritania Education

Education and science & technology indicators

Overview

Education and science & technology indicators for Mauritania, sourced from the World Bank. Covers literacy, enrollment, expenditure, research output, and more.

Key Indicators

Education Quality
38/100
World Bank (literacy + enrollment)
Average IQ
73
Lynn & Becker (2019)

Data Explorer

Population ages 15-64 (% of total population)
54.0603732099817
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
15.026
2024 · World Bank
Preprimary education, duration (years)
6
2024 · World Bank
School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)
13.0011501312256
2024 · World Bank
School enrollment, primary (% gross)
105.434763333022
2024 · World Bank
Primary school starting age (years)
6
2024 · World Bank
Primary education, pupils
891821
2024 · World Bank
School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)
106.941235343554
2024 · World Bank
School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)
103.96541819048
2024 · World Bank
Primary education, duration (years)
6
2024 · World Bank
Children out of school, primary, male
149176
2024 · World Bank
Children out of school (% of primary school age)
11.2562378007474
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
10.373
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
8.048
2024 · World Bank
Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age)
27.0185415796241
2024 · World Bank
Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)
10.2978817140709
2024 · World Bank
Labor force, total
1209855
2024 · World Bank
Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age)
30.3438248889513
2024 · World Bank
Primary education, teachers
24560
2024 · World Bank
Children out of school, primary
291098
2024 · World Bank

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Sources: World Bank | UNESCO · Last updated: 2025

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