Malawi vs Mauritania: Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data)
Malawi
48.0%
in 2025
Mauritania
48.5%
in 2025
Malawi rank
157th
Mauritania rank
155th
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) over time
- Malawi
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 48.5% against 48.0% in Malawi, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Mauritania ahead.
Malawi ranks 157th and Mauritania ranks 155th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.1% | 34.9% | 4.8% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 34.3% | 35.6% | 1.3% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 36.9% | 1.6% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 45.0% | 2.4% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 47.9% | 1.0% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data), Malawi or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 48.5% against 48.0% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) between Malawi and Mauritania?
- 0.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mauritania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Mauritania rank globally for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data)?
- Malawi ranks 157th and Mauritania ranks 155th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, male (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