Mauritania vs SDG: Eastern Asia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Mauritania
27.0%
in 2024
SDG: Eastern Asia
5.2%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
33rd
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
32nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Mauritania
- SDG: Eastern Asia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 27.0% against 5.2% in SDG: Eastern Asia, a difference of 21.8%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 5.2 times SDG: Eastern Asia's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 33rd and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 32nd of 162 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | SDG: Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.2% | 6.7% | 48.6% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 2.9% | 37.4% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 4.8% | 34.1% | 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 SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Mauritania, at 27.0% against 5.2% in SDG: Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Mauritania and SDG: Eastern Asia?
- 21.8%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and SDG: Eastern Asia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and SDG: Eastern Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mauritania ranks 33rd and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 32nd of 162 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 (%). 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