Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Mauritania: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
21.9%
in 2019
Mauritania
27.1%
in 2019
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
6th
Mauritania rank
9th

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 27.1% against 21.9% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 5.2%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

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

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 6th and Mauritania ranks 9th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Mauritania Difference Ahead
2000s 34.4% 37.2% 2.8% Mauritania
2010s 22.7% 30.7% 8.0% 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, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 27.1% against 21.9% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Mauritania?
5.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Mauritania?
12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Mauritania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 6th and Mauritania ranks 9th of 43 groups.
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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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/