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 32.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mauritania, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mauritania is 32.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mauritania peaked at 65.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 2024.
That places Mauritania 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 65.6% | — |
| 2001 | 63.3% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 60.3% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 57.6% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 55.1% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 52.3% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 49.5% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 46.4% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 46.2% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 42.9% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 42.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 43.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 42.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 42.4% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 40.4% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 38.3% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 33.4% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 31.6% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 32.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.5% | 46.2% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 40.4% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 31.6% | 38.3% | 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 32.0% 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 65.6% 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 31.6% in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mauritania ranks 37th 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 25.6%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release