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

Paraguay, at 52,035 girls against 43,009 girls in Mauritania as of 2024.

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

9,026 girls, with Paraguay ahead.

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

10 years are reported by both, from 1994 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.

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

Mauritania

43,009 girls

in 2024

Paraguay

52,035 girls

in 2024

Mauritania rank

62nd

Paraguay rank

59th

Girls and boys who are out of school over time

Mauritania
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 52,035 girls against 43,009 girls in Mauritania, a difference of 9,026 girls.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 62nd and Paraguay ranks 59th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	98,082 girls	11,036 girls	87,046 girls	Mauritania
2000s	73,112 girls	4,725 girls	68,388 girls	Mauritania
2010s	88,870 girls	12,742 girls	76,129 girls	Mauritania
2020s	65,767 girls	47,915 girls	17,852 girls	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Mauritania or Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 52,035 girls against 43,009 girls in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Mauritania and Paraguay?: 9,026 girls, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Paraguay?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Paraguay rank globally for girls and boys who are out of school?: Mauritania ranks 62nd and Paraguay ranks 59th 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.