Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mauritania
Mauritania: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 34.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
34.3%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
31st
of 206 countries
All-time high
67.0%
in 2000
All-time low
33.3%
in 2023
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mauritania, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mauritania stood at 34.3%.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mauritania peaked at 67.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 2023.
Mauritania ranks 31st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.0% | — |
| 2001 | 64.6% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 61.4% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 58.2% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 55.1% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 51.7% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 48.3% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 44.4% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 42.6% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 41.2% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 41.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 41.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 40.3% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 38.5% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 34.2% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 33.5% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 34.3% | +2.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 34.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.4%, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 34.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.3%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.2% | 44.4% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 40.3% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 33.3% | 38.5% | 6 |
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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mauritania?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mauritania was 34.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mauritania ranks 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release