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Mauritania: School enrollment, primary (% net)

79.57percent · 2018+4.6% since 2007

Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music. Annual figures for Mauritania from 1985 to 2018.

19852018

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
201879.574
201777.824
201673.113
201476.294
201374.549
201271.16
201172.447
201072.374
200972.058
200872.678
200776.045
200675.217
200572.549
200474.012
200366.718
200263.37
200163.826
200060.068
199959.539
199859.851
199656.184
199552.808
199446.502
198531.52

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World Bank (2026). School enrollment, primary (% net). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-school-enrollment-primary-nenr (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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