Laos vs Mauritania: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Laos
21.5%
in 2025
Mauritania
16.5%
in 2024
Laos rank
29th
Mauritania rank
32nd
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Laos
- Mauritania
How they compare
Laos currently reports 21.5% against 16.5% in Mauritania, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Mauritania ahead.
Laos ranks 29th 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 | Laos | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.5% | 40.0% | 11.5% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 32.7% | 17.1% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 24.9% | 5.3% | 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, Laos or Mauritania?
- Laos, at 21.5% against 16.5% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Laos and Mauritania?
- 5.0%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Mauritania?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Mauritania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Laos ranks 29th 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