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

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 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.

Mauritania vs World: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Mauritania

41.6%

in 2019

World

25.1%

in 2019

Mauritania rank

17th

World rank

16th

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

Mauritania
World

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 41.6% against 25.1% in World, a difference of 16.5%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.7 times World's.

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

Mauritania ranks 17th and World ranks 16th of 142 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	World	Difference	Ahead
2000s	65.2%	33.8%	31.4%	Mauritania
2010s	50.6%	26.1%	24.6%	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 World?: Mauritania, at 41.6% against 25.1% in World as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Mauritania and World?: 16.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and World?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Mauritania and World rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Mauritania ranks 17th and World ranks 16th 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: 04 September 2026

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/