Mauritania vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Mauritania
25.5%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
12.5%
in 2019
Mauritania rank
26th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
25th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Mauritania
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 25.5% against 12.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 13.0%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th of 134 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.7% | 22.1% | 32.6% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 14.6% | 21.9% | 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Mauritania, at 25.5% against 12.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 13.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
- How do Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mauritania ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th 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.