Mauritania vs SDG: Northern America: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Mauritania
27.0%
in 2024
SDG: Northern America
3.0%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
33rd
SDG: Northern America rank
33rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Mauritania
- SDG: Northern America
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 27.0% against 3.0% in SDG: Northern America, a difference of 24.0%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 9.0 times SDG: Northern America's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 33rd and SDG: Northern America ranks 33rd of 162 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | SDG: Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.2% | 1.4% | 53.8% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 1.5% | 38.8% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 2.0% | 36.9% | 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: Northern America?
- Mauritania, at 27.0% against 3.0% in SDG: Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Mauritania and SDG: Northern America?
- 24.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and SDG: Northern America?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and SDG: Northern America rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mauritania ranks 33rd and SDG: Northern America ranks 33rd 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