Indonesia vs Mauritania: Children out of school, primary

Indonesia
250,575
in 2025
Mauritania
291,098
in 2024
Indonesia rank
35th
Mauritania rank
33rd

Children out of school, primary over time

  • Indonesia
  • Mauritania
02.0M4.0M6.0M197119982025

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 291,098 against 250,575 in Indonesia, a difference of 40,523.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 35th and Mauritania ranks 33rd of 197 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s 497,616 194,230 303,386 Indonesia
1990s 1.46 million 179,840 1.28 million Indonesia
2000s 996,633 155,041 841,592 Indonesia
2010s 918,984 189,748 729,236 Indonesia
2020s 544,306 243,508 300,798 Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Indonesia or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 291,098 against 250,575 in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Indonesia and Mauritania?
40,523, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Mauritania?
24 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Mauritania rank globally for children out of school, primary?
Indonesia ranks 35th 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.