Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 202,224 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Mauritania, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 202,224 for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Mauritania peaked at 202,224 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 124,228, in 2001.
Mauritania ranks 41st of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 124,228 | — |
| 2002 | 126,943 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 135,177 | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 132,514 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 141,414 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 162,156 | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 154,286 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 165,985 | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 166,244 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 168,512 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 175,149 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 177,215 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 167,203 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 151,742 | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 188,762 | +24.4% |
| 2024 | 202,224 | +7.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 202,224 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 190,766, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 202,224 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 361,629, 56% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 132,055 | 124,228 | 141,414 | 5 |
| 2010s | 165,388 | 151,742 | 177,215 | 9 |
| 2020s | 195,493 | 188,762 | 202,224 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Mauritania?
- Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Mauritania was 202,224 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 202,224 in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 124,228 in 2001.
- How does Mauritania rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
- Mauritania ranks 41st out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release