Indonesia vs Mauritania: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region
Indonesia
250,575 children
in 2025
Mauritania
291,098 children
in 2024
Indonesia rank
34th
Mauritania rank
32nd
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region over time
- Indonesia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 291,098 children against 250,575 children in Indonesia, a difference of 40,523 children.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 34th and Mauritania ranks 32nd of 196 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.46 million children | 179,840 children | 1.28 million children | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 996,633 children | 155,041 children | 841,592 children | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 918,984 children | 189,748 children | 729,236 children | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 544,306 children | 243,508 children | 300,798 children | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region, Indonesia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 291,098 children against 250,575 children in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region between Indonesia and Mauritania?
- 40,523 children, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Mauritania?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Mauritania rank globally for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
- Indonesia ranks 34th and Mauritania ranks 32nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.