Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 30.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mauritania, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 30.8% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.9% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mauritania peaked at 53.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2012.
That places Mauritania 16th out of 134 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 53.7% | — |
| 2002 | 52.9% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 52.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 53.8% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | -50.3% |
| 2013 | 40.4% | +51.1% |
| 2014 | 40.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | +23.4% |
| 2017 | 47.1% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | -23.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 30.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 2.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 30.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.9% | 51.6% | 53.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 26.7% | 50.0% | 7 |
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, male in Mauritania?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Mauritania was 30.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2012.
- How does Mauritania rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Mauritania ranks 16th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.