Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — Mauritania

Children out of school in Mauritania in 2024 — 291,098 people. Ranked 102 in the world out of 120. Since 1985, the indicator has risen by 49.9%.

2024 291,098 people +48.58% vs 2020
World rank 102of 120
Period maximum 291,098 people2024
Period minimum 132,521 people2007

Trend over time

1985–2024 · people

Children out of school — Mauritania, 1985–2024100,000150,000200,000250,000300,000198519891993199720012005200920132017202120241985: 194,230 people1994: 195,390 people1995: 176,266 people1996: 167,864 people1998: 162,058 people1999: 169,323 people2000: 176,382 people2001: 170,763 people2002: 181,243 people2003: 173,525 people2004: 144,380 people2005: 152,660 people2006: 139,256 people2007: 132,521 people2008: 148,662 people2009: 152,362 people2010: 155,403 people2011: 161,822 people2012: 180,028 people2013: 177,772 people2014: 176,825 people2015: 160,765 people2016: 221,903 people2017: 202,542 people2018: 199,495 people2019: 231,944 people2020: 195,919 people2024: 291,098 people
Change over the period: +96,868 (+49.87%) Average annual rate: 1.04 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Mauritania 291,098 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 14.69M people
Children out of school — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 291,098
2020 195,919 −36,025 −15.53%
2019 231,944 +32,449 +16.27%
2018 199,495 −3,047 −1.5%
2017 202,542 −19,361 −8.72%
2016 221,903 +61,138 +38.03%
2015 160,765 −16,060 −9.08%
2014 176,825 −947 −0.53%
2013 177,772 −2,256 −1.25%
2012 180,028 +18,206 +11.25%
2011 161,822 +6,419 +4.13%
2010 155,403 +3,041 +2%
2009 152,362 +3,700 +2.49%
2008 148,662 +16,141 +12.18%
2007 132,521 −6,735 −4.84%
2006 139,256 −13,404 −8.78%
2005 152,660 +8,280 +5.73%
2004 144,380 −29,145 −16.8%
2003 173,525 −7,718 −4.26%
2002 181,243 +10,480 +6.14%
2001 170,763 −5,619 −3.19%
2000 176,382 +7,059 +4.17%
1999 169,323 +7,265 +4.48%
1998 162,058
1996 167,864 −8,402 −4.77%
1995 176,266 −19,124 −9.79%
1994 195,390
1985 194,230

Western Africa, 2024

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

About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

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