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

9 years are reported by both, from 2002 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, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Malawi

36.1%

in 2019

Mauritania

39.1%

in 2019

Malawi rank

20th

Mauritania rank

19th

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

Malawi
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 39.1% against 36.1% in Malawi, a difference of 3.0%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 20th and Mauritania ranks 19th of 138 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	45.1%	66.2%	21.1%	Mauritania
2010s	33.9%	49.2%	15.2%	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, Malawi or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 39.1% against 36.1% in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Malawi and Mauritania?: 3.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mauritania?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
How do Malawi and Mauritania rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Malawi ranks 20th and Mauritania ranks 19th 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, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,097 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/