Guinea-Bissau vs Mauritania: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Guinea-Bissau
37.1%
in 2025
Mauritania
35.9%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
9th
Mauritania rank
11th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Mauritania
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 37.1% against 35.9% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 206 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.8% | 36.0% | 6.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 34.2% | 3.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 35.1% | 3.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Guinea-Bissau or Mauritania?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 37.1% against 35.9% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?
- 1.2%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release