Mauritania vs Puerto Rico: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Mauritania
23.1%
in 2019
Puerto Rico
22.1%
in 2018
Mauritania rank
20th
Puerto Rico rank
21st

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

  • Mauritania
  • Puerto Rico
0204060198520022019

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 23.1% against 22.1% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 20th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 188 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Mauritania or Puerto Rico?
Mauritania, at 23.1% against 22.1% in Puerto Rico as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Mauritania and Puerto Rico?
1.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Puerto Rico?
7 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2018.
How do Mauritania and Puerto Rico rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Mauritania ranks 20th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st 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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About this data

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/