Mauritania vs WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female

Mauritania
85.9%
in 2024
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
84.4%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
167th
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank
168th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female over time

  • Mauritania
  • WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
020406080199520092024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 85.9% against 84.4% in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Mauritania ranks 167th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 168th of 199 countries.

WB: Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania WB: Africa Eastern and Southern Difference Ahead
1990s 60.0% 60.2% 0.2% WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 66.2% 71.6% 5.4% WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 72.0% 83.4% 11.4% WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 79.5% 85.4% 6.0% WB: Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Mauritania or WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
Mauritania, at 85.9% against 84.4% in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Mauritania and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
1.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Mauritania ranks 167th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 168th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,310 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release