Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Mauritania

Mauritania: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 197,743 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
197,743 number
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
38th
of 137 countries
All-time high
233,856 number
in 2016
All-time low
192,261 number
in 2005
Years of data
12
2001–2019

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Mauritania, 2001–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2001201020192001: 205.9k number2002: 208.3k number2004: 192.7k number2005: 192.3k number2006: 194.0k number2012: 213.3k number2013: 220.4k number2014: 214.8k number2016: 233.9k number2017: 219.8k number2018: 205.7k number2019: 197.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 197,743 number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Mauritania peaked at 233,856 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 192,261 number, in 2005.

That places Mauritania 38th out of 137 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number) in Mauritania, 2001 to 2019.
Year number Change
2001 205,949 number
2002 208,308 number +1.1%
2004 192,735 number -7.5%
2005 192,261 number -0.2%
2006 193,959 number +0.9%
2012 213,307 number +10.0%
2013 220,364 number +3.3%
2014 214,836 number -2.5%
2016 233,856 number +8.9%
2017 219,817 number -6.0%
2018 205,657 number -6.4%
2019 197,743 number -3.8%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 197,743 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 185,708 number, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 197,743 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 385,769 number, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 198,642 number 192,261 number 208,308 number 5
2010s 215,083 number 197,743 number 233,856 number 7

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 35 Germany 272,824 number compare
  2. 36 Eritrea 249,653 number compare
  3. 37 Lao People's Democratic Republic 211,971 number compare
  4. 39 Peru 183,357 number compare
  5. 40 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 173,673 number compare
  6. 41 Uzbekistan 156,663 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Mauritania?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Mauritania was 197,743 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 233,856 number in 2016.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 192,261 number in 2005.
How does Mauritania rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Mauritania ranks 38th out of 137 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,161 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/