Ghana vs Mauritania: Children out of school, primary

Ghana
235,313
in 2024
Mauritania
291,098
in 2024
Ghana rank
36th
Mauritania rank
33rd

Children out of school, primary over time

  • Ghana
  • Mauritania
0500.0k1.0M1.5M198520042024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 291,098 against 235,313 in Ghana, a difference of 55,785.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 36th and Mauritania ranks 33rd of 197 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 1.34 million 169,323 1.17 million Ghana
2000s 955,188 158,597 796,590 Ghana
2010s 326,502 196,366 130,136 Ghana
2020s 363,678 243,508 120,170 Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Ghana or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 291,098 against 235,313 in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Ghana and Mauritania?
55,785, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritania?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Mauritania rank globally for children out of school, primary?
Ghana ranks 36th and Mauritania ranks 33rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. 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
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 4,752 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.