Adolescents out of school in Mauritania
Mauritania: Adolescents out of school was 30.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school in Mauritania, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school in Mauritania is 30.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Mauritania peaked at 55.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2012.
That places Mauritania 29th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 54.6% | — |
| 2002 | 53.7% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 53.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 52.1% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | -33.7% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 40.9% | +43.7% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 46.7% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 40.9% | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 32.8% | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 51.3% | +56.1% |
| 2024 | 30.3% | -40.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.9% | 52.1% | 55.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 28.4% | 48.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 30.3% | 51.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 26 Lesotho 32.3% compare
- 27 Papua New Guinea 31.3% compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 30.8% compare
- 30 Tunisia 30.2%
- 31 Comoros 28.3% compare
- 32 Mozambique 28.0% compare
More education data for Mauritania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,029 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 52,338 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 258,591 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1725 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school in Mauritania?
- Adolescents out of school in Mauritania was 30.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2012.
- How does Mauritania rank for adolescents out of school?
- Mauritania ranks 29th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.