Mauritania vs Pakistan: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male

Mauritania
25.0%
in 2019
Pakistan
22.7%
in 2017
Mauritania rank
16th
Pakistan rank
19th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 25.0% against 22.7% in Pakistan, a difference of 2.3%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 16th and Pakistan ranks 19th of 166 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 28.9% 30.3% 1.4% Pakistan
2010s 27.3% 27.3% 0.0% Pakistan

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, male, Mauritania or Pakistan?
Mauritania, at 25.0% against 22.7% in Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between Mauritania and Pakistan?
2.3%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Pakistan?
15 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Mauritania and Pakistan rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
Mauritania ranks 16th and Pakistan ranks 19th 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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