Mauritania vs WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female

Mauritania
40
in 2020
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
393,063
in 2021
Mauritania rank
141st
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank
138th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female over time

  • Mauritania
  • WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199820092021

How they compare

WB: Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 393,063 against 40 in Mauritania, a difference of 393,023.

That makes WB: Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 9,826.6 times Mauritania's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, WB: Africa Eastern and Southern has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 141st and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 138th of 146 countries.

WB: Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania WB: Africa Eastern and Southern Difference Ahead
1990s 4 188,558 188,554 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 51.12 271,317 271,266 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 59.25 349,815 349,755 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 40 398,628 398,588 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female, Mauritania or WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, at 393,063 against 40 in Mauritania as of 2021.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female between Mauritania and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
393,023, with WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
How do Mauritania and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Mauritania ranks 141st and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 138th of 146 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
364 places, 7,676 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release