Burkina Faso vs Mauritania: 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
- Burkina Faso
- Mauritania
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 31.1% against 27.1% in Mauritania, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Mauritania ranks 9th of 148 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.6% | 36.2% | 24.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 30.8% | 2.3% | Burkina Faso |
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, Burkina Faso or Mauritania?
- Burkina Faso, at 31.1% against 27.1% in Mauritania as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
- 4.0%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mauritania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Mauritania ranks 9th 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, male (%). 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/