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

Latest (2019)
266,322 number
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
29th
of 149 countries
All-time high
335,142 number
in 2016
All-time low
232,196 number
in 2004
Years of data
12
2001–2019

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2001201020192001: 267.6k number2002: 271.5k number2004: 232.2k number2005: 238.7k number2006: 236.0k number2012: 249.4k number2013: 281.9k number2014: 273.1k number2016: 335.1k number2017: 303.3k number2018: 272.2k number2019: 266.3k number

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Mauritania, 2001 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 249,219 number 232,196 number 271,496 number 5
2010s 283,044 number 249,357 number 335,142 number 7

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 26 Honduras 385,445 number compare
  2. 27 Eritrea 337,011 number compare
  3. 28 Colombia 276,937 number compare
  4. 30 Ghana 243,537 number compare
  5. 31 Togo 242,403 number compare
  6. 32 Tunisia 237,231 number

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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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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
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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/