Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mauritania
Mauritania: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 22.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mauritania, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 22.8% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mauritania peaked at 43.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 2019.
That places Mauritania 16th out of 148 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 43.7% | — |
| 2002 | 42.7% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 34.5% | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 33.0% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.6% | 33.0% | 43.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 22.8% | 31.7% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mauritania?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mauritania was 22.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Mauritania ranks 16th out of 148 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/