Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 63.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mauritania, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mauritania is 63.2%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mauritania peaked at 81.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 2019.
That places Mauritania 10th out of 142 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, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 74.2% | — |
| 2002 | 74.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 78.4% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 75.4% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 76.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 81.5% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 71.3% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 71.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 64.3% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 65.4% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 63.2% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.9% | 74.2% | 78.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 63.2% | 81.5% | 8 |
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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, male in Mauritania?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mauritania was 63.2% 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, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.2% in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Mauritania ranks 10th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.