Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mauritania

Mauritania: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 39.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
39.1%
Change on year
down 14.9%
World rank
19th
of 138 countries
All-time high
67.6%
in 2004
All-time low
39.1%
in 2019
Years of data
12
2001–2019

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mauritania, 2001–2019

02040602001201020192001: 67.2 %2002: 67 %2004: 67.6 %2005: 64.3 %2006: 66 %2012: 52.2 %2013: 54.9 %2014: 53.3 %2016: 52.6 %2017: 51.2 %2018: 45.9 %2019: 39.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 39.1% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.9% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mauritania peaked at 67.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 39.1%, in 2019.

That places Mauritania 19th out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%) in Mauritania, 2001 to 2019.
Year % Change
2001 67.2%
2002 67.0% -0.4%
2004 67.6% +0.9%
2005 64.3% -4.8%
2006 66.0% +2.7%
2012 52.2% -20.9%
2013 54.9% +5.2%
2014 53.3% -3.0%
2016 52.6% -1.3%
2017 51.2% -2.7%
2018 45.9% -10.3%
2019 39.1% -14.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 66.4% 64.3% 67.6% 5
2010s 49.9% 39.1% 54.9% 7

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 16 Burundi 45.9% compare
  2. 17 Cambodia 41.3% compare
  3. 18 Honduras 40.1% compare
  4. 20 Malawi 36.1% compare
  5. 21 Lao People's Democratic Republic 35.5% compare
  6. 22 British Virgin Islands 35.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mauritania?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mauritania was 39.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 2004.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 39.1% in 2019.
How does Mauritania rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Mauritania ranks 19th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,097 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of 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/