What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Mauritania and Syrian Arab Republic?

3.8%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Syrian Arab Republic?

7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2013.

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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritania vs Syrian Arab Republic: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Mauritania

44.0%

in 2019

Syrian Arab Republic

47.8%

in 2013

Mauritania rank

13th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

11th

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

Mauritania
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 47.8% against 44.0% in Mauritania, a difference of 3.8%.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 13th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 11th of 138 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	64.0%	38.9%	25.0%	Mauritania
2010s	51.1%	35.1%	16.0%	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 Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 47.8% against 44.0% in Mauritania as of 2013.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Mauritania and Syrian Arab Republic?: 3.8%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Syrian Arab Republic?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2013.
How do Mauritania and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Mauritania ranks 13th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 11th of 138 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,095 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/