Malaysia vs Mauritania: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita
Malaysia
12.0%
in 2024
Mauritania
11.3%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
45th
Mauritania rank
47th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malaysia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 12.0% against 11.3% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Mauritania ahead.
Malaysia ranks 45th and Mauritania ranks 47th of 203 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 44.3% | 40.6% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 32.5% | 27.8% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 29.0% | 22.0% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 18.3% | 6.5% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita, Malaysia or Mauritania?
- Malaysia, at 12.0% against 11.3% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita between Malaysia and Mauritania?
- 0.7%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Mauritania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Mauritania rank globally for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 45th and Mauritania ranks 47th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.