Mauritania vs SDG: Least Developed Countries: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
Mauritania
83.4%
in 2024
SDG: Least Developed Countries
49.2%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
3rd
SDG: Least Developed Countries rank
5th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Mauritania
- SDG: Least Developed Countries
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 83.4% against 49.2% in SDG: Least Developed Countries, a difference of 34.2%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.7 times SDG: Least Developed Countries's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 3rd and SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 5th of 184 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | SDG: Least Developed Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.9% | 65.7% | 11.2% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 52.6% | 18.4% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 50.5% | 18.7% | 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 sexes, Mauritania or SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Mauritania, at 83.4% against 49.2% in SDG: Least Developed Countries as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Mauritania and SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- 34.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and SDG: Least Developed Countries rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 3rd and SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 5th of 184 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 (%). 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