Malawi vs Mauritania: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Malawi
18.1%
in 2019
Mauritania
25.5%
in 2019
Malawi rank
29th
Mauritania rank
26th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Malawi
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 25.5% against 18.1% in Malawi, a difference of 7.4%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 29th and Mauritania ranks 26th of 134 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.8% | 54.1% | 26.3% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 36.8% | 18.5% | 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, Malawi or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 25.5% against 18.1% in Malawi as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Malawi and Mauritania?
- 7.4%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mauritania?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
- How do Malawi and Mauritania rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Malawi ranks 29th and Mauritania ranks 26th of 134 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
Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.