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 25.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
25.0%
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
12th
of 149 countries
All-time high
42.2%
in 2001
All-time low
25.0%
in 2019
Years of data
12
2001–2019

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

0102030402001201020192001: 42.2 %2002: 42 %2004: 34.5 %2005: 34.7 %2006: 33.6 %2012: 28.1 %2013: 30.9 %2014: 29.2 %2016: 34.1 %2017: 30 %2018: 26.2 %2019: 25 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 25.0% 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 4.8% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mauritania peaked at 42.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2019.

That places Mauritania 12th out of 149 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Mauritania, 2001 to 2019.
Year % Change
2001 42.2%
2002 42.0% -0.5%
2004 34.5% -17.9%
2005 34.7% +0.6%
2006 33.6% -3.2%
2012 28.1% -16.5%
2013 30.9% +10.2%
2014 29.2% -5.6%
2016 34.1% +16.6%
2017 30.0% -11.8%
2018 26.2% -12.7%
2019 25.0% -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.4% 33.6% 42.2% 5
2010s 29.1% 25.0% 34.1% 7

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 9 Burkina Faso 30.7% compare
  2. 10 Ethiopia 26.8% compare
  3. 11 Bahamas 25.6% compare
  4. 13 Jordan 22.8% compare
  5. 14 Puerto Rico 21.2% compare
  6. 15 Honduras 21.1% compare

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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 25.0% 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 42.2% 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 25.0% in 2019.
How does Mauritania rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Mauritania ranks 12th out of 149 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 25.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 data points, 1970–2019
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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/