Mauritania vs WB: Low Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
Mauritania
83.4%
in 2024
WB: Low Income (july 2025)
55.8%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
3rd
WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank
4th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Mauritania
- WB: Low Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 83.4% against 55.8% in WB: Low Income (july 2025), a difference of 27.6%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.5 times WB: Low Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 3rd and WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 4th of 184 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | WB: Low Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.9% | 62.8% | 14.1% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 54.7% | 16.3% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 55.9% | 13.3% | 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 WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Mauritania, at 83.4% against 55.8% in WB: Low Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Mauritania and WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- 27.6%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 3rd and WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 4th 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