What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Mauritania?

3.61 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (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 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.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Mauritania: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

3.87 million number

in 2019

Mauritania

266,322 number

in 2019

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

30th

Mauritania rank

29th

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

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Mauritania

How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 3.87 million number against 266,322 number in Mauritania, a difference of 3.61 million number.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 14.5 times Mauritania's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th and Mauritania ranks 29th of 45 groups.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.90 million number	249,219 number	4.65 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	4.05 million number	283,044 number	3.77 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Mauritania?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 3.87 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Mauritania?: 3.61 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Mauritania?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Mauritania rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th 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: 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/