Low & middle income vs Mauritania: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Low & middle income
11.7%
in 2019
Mauritania
25.0%
in 2019
Low & middle income rank
14th
Mauritania rank
12th

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

  • Low & middle income
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 25.0% against 11.7% in Low & middle income, a difference of 13.3%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.1 times Low & middle income's.

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

Low & middle income ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 12th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Mauritania Difference Ahead
2000s 17.6% 37.4% 19.8% Mauritania
2010s 12.0% 29.1% 17.0% 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, Low & middle income or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 25.0% against 11.7% in Low & middle income as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Low & middle income and Mauritania?
13.3%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Mauritania?
12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Low & middle income and Mauritania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Low & middle income ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 12th 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 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/