Mauritania vs World: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Mauritania
23.1%
in 2019
World
8.0%
in 2019
Mauritania rank
20th
World rank
18th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Mauritania
- World
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 23.1% against 8.0% in World, a difference of 15.1%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.9 times World's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 20th and World ranks 18th of 188 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.5% | 20.0% | 48.5% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 17.1% | 28.0% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 11.6% | 18.5% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 8.3% | 16.2% | 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 World?
- Mauritania, at 23.1% against 8.0% in World as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Mauritania and World?
- 15.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and World?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2019.
- How do Mauritania and World rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 20th and World 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/