Mauritania vs Small states: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Mauritania
- Small states
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 22.8% against 12.0% in Small states, a difference of 10.8%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.9 times Small states's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 16th and Small states ranks 14th of 148 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.6% | 16.3% | 21.3% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 12.5% | 14.8% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Mauritania or Small states?
- Mauritania, at 22.8% against 12.0% in Small states as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Mauritania and Small states?
- 10.8%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Small states?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
- How do Mauritania and Small states rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Mauritania ranks 16th and Small states ranks 14th of 148 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/