Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 36.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Mauritania, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 36.7% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Mauritania peaked at 40.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 2017.
Mauritania ranks 15th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 40.1% | — |
| 2006 | 39.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 40.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 40.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 40.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 39.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 37.1% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 35.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 36.3% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 36.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 36.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 36.5% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 36.7% | +0.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 36.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.5%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 36.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.1% | 39.9% | 40.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 35.5% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 36.2% | 36.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.6211 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.6179 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Mauritania?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Mauritania was 36.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2017.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Mauritania ranks 15th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).