Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 46.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mauritania, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mauritania stood at 46.8%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mauritania peaked at 83.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46.8%, in 2025.
Mauritania ranks 43rd 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.2% | — |
| 2001 | 82.6% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 81.7% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 80.4% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 78.8% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 76.9% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 75.2% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 73.6% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 78.1% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 76.4% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 74.6% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 72.2% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 69.9% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 67.7% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 64.4% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 63.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 62.3% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 61.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 60.1% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 57.1% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 54.6% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 50.9% | -6.8% |
| 2025 | 46.8% | -8.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 46.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 46.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.9%, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.7% | 73.6% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 61.4% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 46.8% | 60.1% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mauritania?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mauritania was 46.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.8% in 2025.
- How does Mauritania rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Mauritania ranks 43rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. 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 youth of upper 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