Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 50.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 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, male in Mauritania stood at 50.1%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mauritania peaked at 81.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 50.1%, in 2025.
Mauritania ranks 38th 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, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.3% | — |
| 2001 | 80.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 79.9% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 78.7% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 77.1% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 74.5% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 71.8% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 72.7% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 69.9% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 67.1% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 64.1% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 61.9% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 60.4% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 59.6% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 58.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 58.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 58.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 58.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 58.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 57.8% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 55.9% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 53.1% | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 50.1% | -5.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 50.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.2%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 50.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.2%, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.6% | 69.0% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 58.6% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 50.1% | 58.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 35 Solomon Islands 51.6% compare
- 36 South Sudan 51.0% compare
- 37 Liberia 50.2% compare
- 39 Zimbabwe 49.2% compare
- 40 El Salvador 48.5% compare
- 41 Guyana 47.5% compare
- 41 Yemen 47.5% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mauritania?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mauritania was 50.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.1% in 2025.
- How does Mauritania rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Mauritania ranks 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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 youth of upper 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