Mali vs Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male
Mali
7.2%
in 2015
Mauritania
7.7%
in 2020
Mali rank
168th
Mauritania rank
166th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male over time
- Mali
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 7.7% against 7.2% in Mali, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 168th and Mauritania ranks 166th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Mali |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 5.4% | 4.4% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 5.9% | 4.2% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 5.6% | 0.9% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 7.8% | 0.0% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male, Mali or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 7.7% against 7.2% in Mali as of 2020.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male between Mali and Mauritania?
- 0.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mauritania?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2015.
- How do Mali and Mauritania rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- Mali ranks 168th and Mauritania ranks 166th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release