Burkina Faso vs Mauritania: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Burkina Faso
21.9%
in 2019
Mauritania
23.1%
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
23rd
Mauritania rank
20th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mauritania
20406080197119952019

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 23.1% against 21.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Mauritania ranks 20th of 188 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s 78.5% 68.5% 10.0% Burkina Faso
1990s 67.0% 45.3% 21.7% Burkina Faso
2000s 53.3% 30.1% 23.2% Burkina Faso
2010s 29.2% 24.6% 4.6% Burkina Faso

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, Burkina Faso or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 23.1% against 21.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
1.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
24 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Mauritania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Mauritania ranks 20th of 188 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/