Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Mauritania
Mauritania: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 266,322 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Mauritania, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 266,322 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2019.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Mauritania peaked at 335,142 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 232,196 number, in 2004.
That places Mauritania 29th out of 149 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 267,644 number | — |
| 2002 | 271,496 number | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 232,196 number | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 238,735 number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 236,023 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 249,357 number | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 281,902 number | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 273,073 number | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 335,142 number | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 303,336 number | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 272,175 number | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 266,322 number | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 249,219 number | 232,196 number | 271,496 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 283,044 number | 249,357 number | 335,142 number | 7 |
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More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Mauritania?
- Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Mauritania was 266,322 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 335,142 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 232,196 number in 2004.
- How does Mauritania rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
- Mauritania ranks 29th out of 149 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/