Gambia vs Mauritania: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Gambia
23.7%
in 2025
Mauritania
20.1%
in 2024
Gambia rank
26th
Mauritania rank
29th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Gambia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 23.7% against 20.1% in Mauritania, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 26th and Mauritania ranks 29th of 169 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.4% | 36.1% | 5.3% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 32.8% | 0.8% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 28.2% | 3.5% | 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, Gambia or Mauritania?
- Gambia, at 23.7% against 20.1% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Gambia and Mauritania?
- 3.6%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mauritania?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Mauritania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Gambia ranks 26th and Mauritania ranks 29th 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, male (%). 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