Mauritania vs Niger: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Mauritania
35.9%
in 2025
Niger
35.7%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
11th
Niger rank
12th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 35.9% against 35.7% in Niger, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Niger ahead.
Mauritania ranks 11th and Niger ranks 12th of 206 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.0% | 62.7% | 26.8% | Niger |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 42.0% | 7.8% | Niger |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 38.1% | 3.0% | Niger |
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, Mauritania or Niger?
- Mauritania, at 35.9% against 35.7% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Mauritania and Niger?
- 0.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 11th and Niger ranks 12th 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.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release