Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Mauritania
Mauritania: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 61.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Mauritania, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 61.1% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Mauritania peaked at 83.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 2019.
That places Mauritania 12th out of 147 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 76.2% | — |
| 2002 | 76.8% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 79.7% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 76.6% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 77.6% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 73.1% | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 72.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 72.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 61.1% | -4.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 61.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.9%, 1.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 61.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.4% | 76.2% | 79.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 61.1% | 83.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Mauritania?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Mauritania was 61.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 12th out of 147 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.