Latin America & Caribbean vs Mauritania: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Latin America & Caribbean
4.01 million number
in 2019
Mauritania
266,322 number
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean rank
29th
Mauritania rank
29th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 4.01 million number against 266,322 number in Mauritania, a difference of 3.75 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 15.1 times Mauritania's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th and Mauritania ranks 29th of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Mauritania Difference Ahead
2000s 4.98 million number 249,219 number 4.73 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 4.18 million number 283,044 number 3.90 million number Latin America & Caribbean

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, Latin America & Caribbean or Mauritania?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 4.01 million number against 266,322 number in Mauritania as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Latin America & Caribbean and Mauritania?
3.75 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Mauritania?
12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Mauritania rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th and Mauritania ranks 29th of 45 groups.
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

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/