Mauritania vs Senegal: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female
Mauritania
46.8%
in 2025
Senegal
47.5%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
43rd
Senegal rank
41st
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time
- Mauritania
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 47.5% against 46.8% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 43rd and Senegal ranks 41st of 206 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.7% | 78.7% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 55.7% | 10.8% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 48.9% | 5.8% | 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, female, Mauritania or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 47.5% against 46.8% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Mauritania and Senegal?
- 0.7%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Mauritania ranks 43rd and Senegal ranks 41st 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, female (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