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

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.

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

Mauritania

266,322 number

in 2019

OECD members

3.19 million number

in 2019

Mauritania rank

29th

OECD members rank

32nd

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

Mauritania
OECD members

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 3.19 million number against 266,322 number in Mauritania, a difference of 2.92 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 12.0 times Mauritania's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 29th and OECD members ranks 32nd of 149 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	OECD members	Difference	Ahead
2000s	249,219 number	4.52 million number	4.27 million number	OECD members
2010s	283,044 number	3.45 million number	3.17 million number	OECD members

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, Mauritania or OECD members?: OECD members, at 3.19 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 Mauritania and OECD members?: 2.92 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and OECD members?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Mauritania and OECD members rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Mauritania ranks 29th and OECD members ranks 32nd 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/