Mauritania vs SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Mauritania
31.9%
in 2024
SDG: Central and Southern Asia
16.4%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
1st
SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank
2nd
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Mauritania
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 31.9% against 16.4% in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, a difference of 15.5%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.9 times SDG: Central and Southern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was SDG: Central and Southern Asia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 1st and SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 2nd of 197 countries.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | SDG: Central and Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 15.1% | 11.4% | SDG: Central and Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 16.0% | 4.7% | SDG: Central and Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 16.2% | 1.3% | SDG: Central and Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Mauritania or SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Mauritania, at 31.9% against 16.4% in SDG: Central and Southern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Mauritania and SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- 15.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Mauritania ranks 1st and SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 2nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). 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