Mauritania vs Zimbabwe: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both
Mauritania
48.4%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
49.0%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
41st
Zimbabwe rank
40th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both over time
- Mauritania
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 49.0% against 48.4% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 41st and Zimbabwe ranks 40th of 206 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.1% | 58.7% | 18.5% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 55.9% | 7.8% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 52.5% | 2.7% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both, Mauritania or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 49.0% against 48.4% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both between Mauritania and Zimbabwe?
- 0.6%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zimbabwe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Zimbabwe rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Mauritania ranks 41st and Zimbabwe ranks 40th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release