Mauritania vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female

Mauritania
21.2%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
6.7%
in 2018
Mauritania rank
23rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
23rd

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

  • Mauritania
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 21.2% against 6.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 14.5%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 3.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 166 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 47.9% 21.0% 26.9% Mauritania
2000s 29.7% 12.4% 17.3% Mauritania
2010s 23.0% 7.4% 15.6% 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, female, Mauritania or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Mauritania, at 21.2% against 6.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
14.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
Mauritania ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of female students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total female population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the female population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/