Mauritania vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Mauritania
41.6%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
22.3%
in 2019
Mauritania rank
17th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
20th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

  • Mauritania
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 41.6% against 22.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 19.3%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Mauritania ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 142 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 65.2% 28.7% 36.5% Mauritania
2010s 50.6% 24.0% 26.6% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Mauritania or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Mauritania, at 41.6% against 22.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
19.3%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Mauritania ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/