Madagascar vs Mauritania: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Madagascar
54.0%
in 2025
Mauritania
51.8%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
154th
Mauritania rank
156th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Madagascar
- Mauritania
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 54.0% against 51.8% in Mauritania, a difference of 2.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 154th and Mauritania ranks 156th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.3% | 25.9% | 5.3% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 26.4% | 29.2% | 2.9% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 33.3% | 0.8% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 44.6% | 3.0% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 50.2% | 2.4% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data), Madagascar or Mauritania?
- Madagascar, at 54.0% against 51.8% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Madagascar and Mauritania?
- 2.2%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mauritania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Mauritania rank globally for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Madagascar ranks 154th and Mauritania ranks 156th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release