Mauritania vs Nigeria: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male
Mauritania
45.2%
in 2019
Nigeria
46.8%
in 2016
Mauritania rank
178th
Nigeria rank
176th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male over time
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 46.8% against 45.2% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.6%.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 178th and Nigeria ranks 176th of 188 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.7% | 26.5% | 3.9% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 39.0% | 13.3% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 50.3% | 15.6% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male, Mauritania or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 46.8% against 45.2% in Mauritania as of 2016.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male between Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 1.6%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
- How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Mauritania ranks 178th and Nigeria ranks 176th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.