Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Liberia or Mauritania?

Mauritania, at 344,294 number against 310,481 number in Liberia as of 2019.

What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Liberia and Mauritania?

33,813 number, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mauritania?

16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Liberia vs Mauritania: Enrolment in primary education, female

Liberia

310,481 number

in 2017

Mauritania

344,294 number

in 2019

Liberia rank

99th

Mauritania rank

96th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Liberia
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 344,294 number against 310,481 number in Liberia, a difference of 33,813 number.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 99th and Mauritania ranks 96th of 203 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1970s	36,916 number	18,246 number	18,670 number	Liberia
1990s	141,552 number	162,624 number	21,071 number	Mauritania
2000s	243,430 number	225,347 number	18,083 number	Liberia
2010s	317,286 number	301,975 number	15,311 number	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Liberia or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 344,294 number against 310,481 number in Liberia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Liberia and Mauritania?: 33,813 number, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mauritania?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Liberia and Mauritania rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Liberia ranks 99th and Mauritania ranks 96th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.