Mauritania vs SDG: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
Mauritania
6.0%
in 2020
SDG: Least Developed Countries
11.0%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
176th
SDG: Least Developed Countries rank
178th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Mauritania
- SDG: Least Developed Countries
How they compare
SDG: Least Developed Countries currently reports 11.0% against 6.0% in Mauritania, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes SDG: Least Developed Countries's figure about 1.9 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1978 it was SDG: Least Developed Countries ahead.
Mauritania ranks 176th and SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 178th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and SDG: Least Developed Countries in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | SDG: Least Developed Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 1.8% | 1.4% | SDG: Least Developed Countries |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 0.0% | SDG: Least Developed Countries |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 0.5% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 5.2% | 1.6% | SDG: Least Developed Countries |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 9.3% | 3.9% | SDG: Least Developed Countries |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 10.5% | 4.5% | SDG: Least Developed Countries |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, Mauritania or SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries, at 11.0% against 6.0% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Mauritania and SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- 5.0%, with SDG: Least Developed Countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2020.
- How do Mauritania and SDG: Least Developed Countries rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 176th and SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 178th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). 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