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 36.5% 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
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mauritania stood at 36.5%.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mauritania peaked at 68.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 26th 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 | 68.4% | — |
| 2001 | 66.0% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 62.5% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 58.8% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 55.1% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 43.5% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 44.8% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 39.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 40.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 40.1% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 35.3% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 36.5% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.0% | 42.6% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 39.8% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.1% | 34.6% | 38.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 23 Lesotho 38.3% compare
- 24 Gabon 37.4% compare
- 25 Tanzania, United Republic of 37.3% compare
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire 36.2% compare
- 28 Comoros 35.9% compare
- 28 Papua New Guinea 35.9% 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 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 36.5% 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 68.4% 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 34.6% in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mauritania ranks 26th 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 9.9%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release