Early-demographic dividend vs Mauritania: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Early-demographic dividend
5.9%
in 2019
Mauritania
23.1%
in 2019
Early-demographic dividend rank
22nd
Mauritania rank
20th

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

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 23.1% against 5.9% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 17.2%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 4.0 times Early-demographic dividend's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd and Mauritania ranks 20th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s 23.8% 68.5% 44.7% Mauritania
1990s 18.5% 45.0% 26.5% Mauritania
2000s 11.6% 30.1% 18.5% Mauritania
2010s 6.3% 24.6% 18.3% Mauritania

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, Early-demographic dividend or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 23.1% against 5.9% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Early-demographic dividend and Mauritania?
17.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Mauritania?
25 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2019.
How do Early-demographic dividend and Mauritania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd and Mauritania ranks 20th of 45 groups.
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/