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
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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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,006 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.