Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Mauritania
36.5%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
35.9%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
26th
Papua New Guinea rank
28th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Mauritania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 36.5% against 35.9% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea ranks 28th of 206 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.0% | 17.3% | 36.7% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 18.8% | 21.6% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 36.1% | 34.4% | 1.8% | 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Mauritania, at 36.5% against 35.9% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.6%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mauritania ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea ranks 28th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). 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