What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Mauritania?

2.43 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Mauritania?

12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Mauritania: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

2.70 million number

in 2019

Mauritania

274,107 number

in 2019

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

36th

Mauritania rank

38th

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both over time

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Mauritania

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 2.70 million number against 274,107 number in Mauritania, a difference of 2.43 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 9.9 times Mauritania's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th and Mauritania ranks 38th of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.06 million number	262,619 number	5.80 million number	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	3.18 million number	306,413 number	2.87 million number	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Mauritania?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 2.70 million number against 274,107 number in Mauritania as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Mauritania?: 2.43 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Mauritania?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Mauritania rank globally for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th and Mauritania ranks 38th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/