Mauritania: Primary school completion rate

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 Mauritania

Primary school completion rate

 Latest value 66.28
 Year 2019
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1976 - 2019
 Average 39.63
 Min - Max 10.41 - 70.50
 Source UNESCO
The latest value from 2019 is 66.28 percent, a decline from 69.66 percent in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 91.99 percent, based on data from 134 countries. Historically, the average for Mauritania from 1976 to 2019 is 39.63 percent. The minimum value, 10.41 percent, was reached in 1976 while the maximum of 70.5 percent was recorded in 2013. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Mauritania - Primary school completion rate - historical chart - 1976-2019




The percent of all children enrolled in primary school who enter the last grade of primary school; can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

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