Lebanon vs Mauritania: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Lebanon
33.4%
in 2025
Mauritania
34.3%
in 2025
Lebanon rank
34th
Mauritania rank
31st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Lebanon
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 34.3% against 33.4% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.9%.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Lebanon ranks 34th and Mauritania ranks 31st of 206 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.6% | 54.2% | 21.6% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 41.5% | 8.8% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 35.0% | 1.2% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Lebanon or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 34.3% against 33.4% in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Lebanon and Mauritania?
- 0.9%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Mauritania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Lebanon and Mauritania rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Lebanon ranks 34th and Mauritania ranks 31st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release