How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Mauritania?

10 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Eritrea vs Mauritania: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Eritrea

337,011 number

in 2018

Mauritania

266,322 number

in 2019

Eritrea rank

27th

Mauritania rank

29th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Eritrea
Mauritania

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 337,011 number against 266,322 number in Mauritania, a difference of 70,689 number.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Mauritania ahead.

Eritrea ranks 27th and Mauritania ranks 29th of 149 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	173,508 number	249,219 number	75,711 number	Mauritania
2010s	255,148 number	275,969 number	20,821 number	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Eritrea or Mauritania?: Eritrea, at 337,011 number against 266,322 number in Mauritania as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Eritrea and Mauritania?: 70,689 number, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Mauritania?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Eritrea and Mauritania rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Eritrea ranks 27th and Mauritania ranks 29th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/