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

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

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.

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

Ghana

243,537 number

in 2019

Mauritania

266,322 number

in 2019

Ghana rank

30th

Mauritania rank

29th

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

Ghana
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 266,322 number against 243,537 number in Ghana, a difference of 22,785 number.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 30th and Mauritania ranks 29th of 149 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.46 million number	253,474 number	1.20 million number	Ghana
2010s	338,601 number	280,611 number	57,990 number	Ghana

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, Ghana or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 266,322 number against 243,537 number in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Ghana and Mauritania?: 22,785 number, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritania?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Mauritania rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Ghana ranks 30th 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/