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 84.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mauritania, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mauritania stood at 84.9%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mauritania peaked at 84.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.7%, in 2020.
Mauritania ranks 2nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 73.7% | — |
| 2002 | 73.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 77.5% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 74.5% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 75.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 82.9% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 80.5% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 69.2% | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 69.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 69.2% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.1% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 62.4% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 55.7% | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 84.9% | +52.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 84.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.4%, 2.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 84.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.1%, 1.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +52.3% | 55.7% | 84.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.1% | 73.7% | 77.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 62.4% | 82.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 55.7% | 84.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 1 Niger 88.0% compare
- 3 Senegal 84.2% compare
- 4 Tanzania, United Republic of 83.9% compare
- 5 Burkina Faso 79.1% 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 84.9% in 2024, 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 84.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.7% in 2020.
- How does Mauritania rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Mauritania ranks 2nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 up 21.7%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release