Mauritania vs Senegal: 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
- Mauritania
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 25.7% against 23.1% in Mauritania, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 20th and Senegal ranks 18th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.5% | 58.7% | 9.7% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 44.5% | 48.3% | 3.8% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 33.3% | 4.8% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 25.4% | 0.2% | 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, Mauritania or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 25.7% against 23.1% in Mauritania as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Mauritania and Senegal?
- 2.6%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2019.
- How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 20th and Senegal ranks 18th 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
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/