Mauritania - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Mauritania was 156,142 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 201,074 in 1985 and a minimum value of 116,312 in 2007.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1985 201,074
1994 200,176
1995 181,245
1996 172,293
1998 165,516
1999 170,295
2000 171,187
2001 157,680
2002 161,472
2003 149,442
2004 119,295
2005 128,176
2006 118,297
2007 116,312
2008 136,998
2009 144,065
2010 145,484
2011 145,950
2012 156,482
2013 144,732
2014 135,997
2016 164,677
2017 138,310
2018 129,168
2019 156,142

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Mauritania was 70,645 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 106,037 in 1994 and a minimum value of 54,204 in 2007.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1994 106,037
1995 97,440
1996 91,507
1998 84,898
1999 85,886
2000 86,316
2001 80,374
2002 80,232
2003 73,532
2004 57,435
2005 60,700
2006 56,098
2007 54,204
2008 63,333
2009 67,539
2010 67,901
2011 66,863
2012 70,409
2013 66,444
2014 61,871
2016 75,256
2017 61,573
2018 60,060
2019 70,645

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in Mauritania was 21.25 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 57.54 in 1994, while its lowest value was 18.57 in 2018.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1994 57.54
1995 51.53
1996 47.28
1998 41.84
1999 41.47
2000 40.93
2001 37.49
2002 36.76
2003 33.01
2004 25.22
2005 26.06
2006 23.55
2007 22.22
2008 25.33
2009 26.36
2010 25.86
2011 24.87
2012 25.53
2013 23.47
2014 21.28
2016 24.58
2017 19.58
2018 18.57
2019 21.25

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Mauritania was 85,497 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 94,139 in 1994 and a minimum value of 61,860 in 2004.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1994 94,139
1995 83,805
1996 80,786
1998 80,618
1999 84,409
2000 84,871
2001 77,306
2002 81,240
2003 75,910
2004 61,860
2005 67,476
2006 62,199
2007 62,108
2008 73,665
2009 76,526
2010 77,583
2011 79,087
2012 86,073
2013 78,288
2014 74,126
2016 89,421
2017 76,737
2018 69,108
2019 85,497

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in Mauritania was 24.98 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 49.58 in 1994, while its lowest value was 20.78 in 2018.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1994 49.58
1995 42.99
1996 40.46
1998 38.51
1999 39.48
2000 38.96
2001 34.89
2002 36.01
2003 32.98
2004 26.29
2005 28.05
2006 25.29
2007 24.67
2008 28.57
2009 28.97
2010 28.68
2011 28.56
2012 30.31
2013 26.86
2014 24.78
2016 28.40
2017 23.72
2018 20.78
2019 24.98

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in Mauritania was 23.14 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 68.48 in 1985, while its lowest value was 19.69 in 2018.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1985 68.48
1994 53.50
1995 47.19
1996 43.82
1998 40.15
1999 40.46
2000 39.93
2001 36.17
2002 36.38
2003 32.99
2004 25.77
2005 27.07
2006 24.43
2007 23.47
2008 26.98
2009 27.68
2010 27.29
2011 26.74
2012 27.95
2013 25.19
2014 23.06
2016 26.52
2017 21.68
2018 19.69
2019 23.14

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation