Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Mauritania

Share of children out of school in Mauritania in 2024 — 11.26%. Ranked 93 in the world out of 120. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 56.47 pp.

2024 11.26% −14.14 pp vs 2020
World rank 93of 120
Period maximum 67.73%1985
Period minimum 11.26%2024

Trend over time

1985–2024 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Mauritania, 1985–2024020406080198519891993199720012005200920132017202120241985: 67.73%1994: 52.9%1995: 46.5%1996: 43.18%1998: 39.64%1999: 40.32%2000: 40.65%2001: 38.03%2002: 39.09%2003: 36.38%2004: 29.58%2005: 30.65%2006: 27.57%2007: 25.89%2008: 28.62%2009: 28.82%2010: 28.62%2011: 28.81%2012: 30.86%2013: 29.26%2014: 28.04%2015: 24.57%2016: 32.72%2017: 28.84%2018: 27.47%2019: 30.91%2020: 25.4%2024: 11.26%
Change over the period: −56.47 pp Annual average: -1.45 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritania

Mauritania 11.26%
Share of children out of school — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 11.26
2020 25.4 −5.51 pp
2019 30.91 +3.44 pp
2018 27.47 −1.38 pp
2017 28.84 −3.87 pp
2016 32.72 +8.15 pp
2015 24.57 −3.47 pp
2014 28.04 −1.22 pp
2013 29.26 −1.6 pp
2012 30.86 +2.05 pp
2011 28.81 +0.2 pp
2010 28.62 −0.2 pp
2009 28.82 +0.2 pp
2008 28.62 +2.73 pp
2007 25.89 −1.68 pp
2006 27.57 −3.08 pp
2005 30.65 +1.07 pp
2004 29.58 −6.79 pp
2003 36.38 −2.72 pp
2002 39.09 +1.07 pp
2001 38.03 −2.62 pp
2000 40.65 +0.32 pp
1999 40.32 +0.68 pp
1998 39.64
1996 43.18 −3.32 pp
1995 46.5 −6.4 pp
1994 52.9
1985 67.73

Western Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.