Mauritania vs SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Mauritania
31.9%
in 2024
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
16.2%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
1st
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank
3rd
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Mauritania
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 31.9% against 16.2% in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, a difference of 15.7%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.0 times SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ahead.
Mauritania ranks 1st and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 3rd of 197 countries.
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 15.4% | 10.8% | SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 16.6% | 5.2% | SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 16.0% | 1.2% | SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries |
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: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Mauritania, at 31.9% against 16.2% in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries as of 2024.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Mauritania and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- 15.7%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Mauritania ranks 1st and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 3rd 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