Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 59.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mauritania, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mauritania stood at 59.0%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mauritania peaked at 84.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2019.
Mauritania ranks 18th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 78.1% | — |
| 2002 | 79.1% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 81.1% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 77.7% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 78.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 84.7% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 74.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 73.3% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 65.2% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 62.6% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.0% | 77.7% | 81.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 59.0% | 84.7% | 8 |
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- 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, female in Mauritania?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mauritania was 59.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 84.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Mauritania ranks 18th out of 143 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.