Low & middle income vs Mauritania: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Low & middle income
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 23.1% against 8.8% in Low & middle income, a difference of 14.3%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.6 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 17th 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 | Low & middle income | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.0% | 68.5% | 46.4% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 45.0% | 26.2% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 30.1% | 17.3% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 24.6% | 15.4% | 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, Low & middle income or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 23.1% against 8.8% in Low & middle income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Low & middle income and Mauritania?
- 14.3%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Mauritania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2019.
- How do Low & middle income and Mauritania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Low & middle income ranks 17th 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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About this data
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/