Mauritania vs World: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female
Mauritania
59.0%
in 2019
World
35.2%
in 2019
Mauritania rank
18th
World rank
20th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time
- Mauritania
- World
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 59.0% against 35.2% in World, a difference of 23.8%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.7 times World's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 18th and World ranks 20th of 143 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.0% | 48.1% | 30.8% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 36.6% | 33.3% | 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 World?
- Mauritania, at 59.0% against 35.2% in World as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Mauritania and World?
- 23.8%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and World?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
- How do Mauritania and World rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Mauritania ranks 18th and World ranks 20th 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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About this data
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.