Lesotho vs Mauritania: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Lesotho
35.3%
in 2025
Mauritania
34.3%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
29th
Mauritania rank
31st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Lesotho
- Mauritania
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 35.3% against 34.3% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Lesotho ranks 29th 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 | Lesotho | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 54.2% | 35.6% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 41.5% | 23.3% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 35.0% | 5.5% | 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, Lesotho or Mauritania?
- Lesotho, at 35.3% against 34.3% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 1.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Mauritania rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Lesotho ranks 29th 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