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

Mauritania: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 232,506 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
232,506 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
36th
of 136 countries
All-time high
262,746 number
in 2016
All-time low
196,193 number
in 2004
Years of data
12
2001–2019

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2001201020192001: 199.7k number2002: 206.1k number2004: 196.2k number2005: 200.8k number2006: 202.0k number2012: 224.6k number2013: 231.4k number2014: 231.4k number2016: 262.7k number2017: 248.3k number2018: 233.9k number2019: 232.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 232,506 number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Mauritania peaked at 262,746 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 196,193 number, in 2004.

Mauritania ranks 36th of 136 countries on this measure, 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, male (number) in Mauritania, 2001 to 2019.
Year number Change
2001 199,672 number
2002 206,098 number +3.2%
2004 196,193 number -4.8%
2005 200,821 number +2.4%
2006 202,017 number +0.6%
2012 224,576 number +11.2%
2013 231,357 number +3.0%
2014 231,423 number +0.0%
2016 262,746 number +13.5%
2017 248,284 number -5.5%
2018 233,930 number -5.8%
2019 232,506 number -0.6%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 232,506 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 189,268 number, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 232,506 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 451,964 number, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 200,960 number 196,193 number 206,098 number 5
2010s 237,832 number 224,576 number 262,746 number 7

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 33 Morocco 319,949 number compare
  2. 34 Germany 311,984 number compare
  3. 35 Zimbabwe 277,406 number compare
  4. 37 Eritrea 224,986 number compare
  5. 38 Lao People's Democratic Republic 201,108 number compare
  6. 39 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 177,428 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 232,506 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 262,746 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 196,193 number in 2004.
How does Mauritania rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Mauritania ranks 36th out of 136 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 15.1%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 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/