Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Cambodia or Mauritania?

Cambodia, at 46,902 girls against 43,009 girls in Mauritania as of 2024.

What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Cambodia and Mauritania?

3,893 girls, with Cambodia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Mauritania?

17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cambodia vs Mauritania: Girls and boys who are out of school

Cambodia

46,902 girls

in 2024

Mauritania

43,009 girls

in 2024

Cambodia rank

60th

Mauritania rank

62nd

Girls and boys who are out of school over time

Cambodia
Mauritania

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 46,902 girls against 43,009 girls in Mauritania, a difference of 3,893 girls.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 60th and Mauritania ranks 62nd of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	232,482 girls	86,056 girls	146,426 girls	Cambodia
2000s	81,409 girls	76,310 girls	5,099 girls	Cambodia
2010s	82,961 girls	93,048 girls	10,086 girls	Mauritania
2020s	72,411 girls	65,767 girls	6,644 girls	Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Cambodia or Mauritania?: Cambodia, at 46,902 girls against 43,009 girls in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Cambodia and Mauritania?: 3,893 girls, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Mauritania?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Cambodia and Mauritania rank globally for girls and boys who are out of school?: Cambodia ranks 60th and Mauritania ranks 62nd of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Girls and boys who are out of school
Unit: girls
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 3,583 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.