Mauritania vs Mozambique: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Mauritania
30.3%
in 2024
Mozambique
28.0%
in 2022
Mauritania rank
29th
Mozambique rank
32nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 30.3% against 28.0% in Mozambique, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mauritania ranks 29th and Mozambique ranks 32nd of 183 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.9% | 47.1% | 6.8% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 39.1% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 32.9% | 18.4% | 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, Mauritania or Mozambique?
- Mauritania, at 30.3% against 28.0% in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Mauritania and Mozambique?
- 2.3%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mozambique?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
- How do Mauritania and Mozambique rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mauritania ranks 29th and Mozambique ranks 32nd of 183 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 (%). 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