Ghana vs Mauritania: Children out of school, primary, male

Ghana
135,989
in 2024
Mauritania
149,176
in 2024
Ghana rank
38th
Mauritania rank
37th

Children out of school, primary, male over time

  • Ghana
  • Mauritania
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199420092024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 149,176 against 135,989 in Ghana, a difference of 13,187.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 38th and Mauritania ranks 37th of 177 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s 653,949 82,121 571,828 Ghana
2000s 468,951 79,466 389,485 Ghana
2010s 163,686 98,678 65,008 Ghana
2020s 191,996 128,285 63,710 Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, male, Ghana or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 149,176 against 135,989 in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary, male between Ghana and Mauritania?
13,187, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritania?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Mauritania rank globally for children out of school, primary, male?
Ghana ranks 38th and Mauritania ranks 37th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children out of school, primary, male
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,680 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.