Mauritania vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female

Mauritania
59.0%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
37.1%
in 2019
Mauritania rank
18th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
19th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time

  • Mauritania
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
020406080199920092019

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 59.0% against 37.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 21.9%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 143 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 79.0% 42.5% 36.5% Mauritania
2010s 69.9% 37.8% 32.1% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female, Mauritania or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Mauritania, at 59.0% against 37.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
21.9%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Mauritania ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 143 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.