Mauritania vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Mauritania
36.5%
in 2025
Tanzania, United Republic of
37.3%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
26th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
25th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Mauritania
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 37.3% against 36.5% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 26th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 25th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.0% | 50.7% | 3.3% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 45.2% | 4.8% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2020s | 36.1% | 43.0% | 6.9% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Tanzania, United Republic of, at 37.3% against 36.5% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 0.8%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mauritania ranks 26th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 25th 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