Mauritania vs Mauritius: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps

Mauritania
15,240
in 2020
Mauritius
17,750
in 2024
Mauritania rank
143rd
Mauritius rank
141st

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps over time

  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 17,750 against 15,240 in Mauritania, a difference of 2,510.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritania ranks 143rd and Mauritius ranks 141st of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Mauritius in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Mauritius Difference Ahead
1970s 431 1,031 600 Mauritius
1980s 4,884 1,422 3,462 Mauritania
1990s 6,487 3,437 3,051 Mauritania
2000s 7,590 9,910 2,320 Mauritius
2010s 13,005 16,959 3,953 Mauritius
2020s 15,240 17,102 1,862 Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps, Mauritania or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 17,750 against 15,240 in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps between Mauritania and Mauritius?
2,510, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mauritius?
34 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2020.
How do Mauritania and Mauritius rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps?
Mauritania ranks 143rd and Mauritius ranks 141st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
416 places, 17,882 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) with 661 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.