Mauritania vs Yemen: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female
Mauritania
4.4%
in 2020
Yemen
5.4%
in 2011
Mauritania rank
174th
Yemen rank
172nd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female over time
- Mauritania
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 5.4% against 4.4% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Yemen ahead.
Mauritania ranks 174th and Yemen ranks 172nd of 189 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 2.1% | 0.9% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 4.7% | 3.0% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 5.5% | 2.8% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female, Mauritania or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 5.4% against 4.4% in Mauritania as of 2011.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female between Mauritania and Yemen?
- 1.0%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Yemen?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2011.
- How do Mauritania and Yemen rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- Mauritania ranks 174th and Yemen ranks 172nd of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%). 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