Mauritania vs Pacific island small states: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female

Mauritania
21.2%
in 2019
Pacific island small states
4.5%
in 2019
Mauritania rank
23rd
Pacific island small states rank
26th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 21.2% against 4.5% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 16.7%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 4.7 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 23rd and Pacific island small states ranks 26th of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1990s 47.9% 10.0% 37.9% Mauritania
2000s 29.7% 7.7% 22.0% Mauritania
2010s 22.8% 3.5% 19.2% 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, female, Mauritania or Pacific island small states?
Mauritania, at 21.2% against 4.5% in Pacific island small states as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between Mauritania and Pacific island small states?
16.7%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Pacific island small states?
24 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2019.
How do Mauritania and Pacific island small states rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
Mauritania ranks 23rd and Pacific island small states ranks 26th 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/