El Salvador vs Mauritania: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
El Salvador
16.0%
in 2024
Mauritania
16.5%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
35th
Mauritania rank
32nd
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- El Salvador
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 16.5% against 16.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 35th and Mauritania ranks 32nd of 169 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 44.8% | 33.5% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 32.7% | 21.4% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 24.9% | 9.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, El Salvador or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 16.5% against 16.0% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between El Salvador and Mauritania?
- 0.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mauritania?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Mauritania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- El Salvador ranks 35th and Mauritania ranks 32nd of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and 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
February 2026 Data Release