Mauritania vs Senegal: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Mauritania
34.3%
in 2025
Senegal
33.5%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
31st
Senegal rank
33rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Mauritania
- Senegal
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 34.3% against 33.5% in Senegal, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 31st and Senegal ranks 33rd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.2% | 56.1% | 1.8% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 37.6% | 3.9% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 36.5% | 1.5% | Senegal |
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, Mauritania or Senegal?
- Mauritania, at 34.3% against 33.5% in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Mauritania and Senegal?
- 0.8%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mauritania ranks 31st and Senegal ranks 33rd 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