Malawi vs Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

Malawi
44.6%
in 2019
Mauritania
46.4%
in 2019
Malawi rank
178th
Mauritania rank
175th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Malawi
  • Mauritania
20304050199520072019

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 46.4% against 44.6% in Malawi, a difference of 1.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 178th and Mauritania ranks 175th of 188 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s 49.5% 19.4% 30.1% Malawi
2000s 37.8% 23.7% 14.1% Malawi
2010s 46.0% 36.3% 9.7% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Malawi or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 46.4% against 44.6% in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Malawi and Mauritania?
1.8%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mauritania?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Malawi and Mauritania rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 178th and Mauritania ranks 175th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,679 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.