Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Mauritania

Mauritania: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 147,009 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
147,009 number
Change on year
down 10.8%
World rank
38th
of 138 countries
All-time high
173,325 number
in 2016
All-time low
122,366 number
in 2001
Years of data
12
2001–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Mauritania, 2001–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k2001201020192001: 122.4k number2002: 124.9k number2004: 134.3k number2005: 133.3k number2006: 139.8k number2012: 138.5k number2013: 153.1k number2014: 157.3k number2016: 173.3k number2017: 171.5k number2018: 164.8k number2019: 147.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 147,009 number for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in 2019.

That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Mauritania peaked at 173,325 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 122,366 number, in 2001.

That places Mauritania 38th out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in Mauritania, 2001 to 2019.
Year number Change
2001 122,366 number
2002 124,858 number +2.0%
2004 134,333 number +7.6%
2005 133,345 number -0.7%
2006 139,818 number +4.9%
2012 138,503 number -0.9%
2013 153,069 number +10.5%
2014 157,297 number +2.8%
2016 173,325 number +10.2%
2017 171,547 number -1.0%
2018 164,822 number -3.9%
2019 147,009 number -10.8%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 147,009 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 138,251 number, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 147,009 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 391,572 number, 38% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 130,944 number 122,366 number 139,818 number 5
2010s 157,939 number 138,503 number 173,325 number 7

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 35 Jordan 228,237 number compare
  2. 36 Lao People's Democratic Republic 171,306 number compare
  3. 37 Argentina 157,961 number compare
  4. 39 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 129,493 number compare
  5. 40 Ecuador 126,169 number compare
  6. 41 Romania 124,946 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Mauritania?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Mauritania was 147,009 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 173,325 number in 2016.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 122,366 number in 2001.
How does Mauritania rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
Mauritania ranks 38th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,212 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/