Mauritania vs Uganda: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Mauritania
32.0%
in 2025
Uganda
28.9%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
37th
Uganda rank
40th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Mauritania
- Uganda
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 32.0% against 28.9% in Uganda, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 37th and Uganda ranks 40th of 206 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.5% | 23.6% | 30.9% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 24.6% | 17.9% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 31.2% | 2.7% | 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 Uganda?
- Mauritania, at 32.0% against 28.9% in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Mauritania and Uganda?
- 3.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Uganda?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Uganda rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mauritania ranks 37th and Uganda ranks 40th 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, female (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