Mauritania vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female

Mauritania
85.9%
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
84.9%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
167th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
165th

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

  • Mauritania
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
020406080199520092024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 85.9% against 84.9% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.

Mauritania ranks 167th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 165th of 199 countries.

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 56.2% 63.5% 7.3% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 66.2% 70.9% 4.7% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 72.0% 76.8% 4.8% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 81.6% 82.5% 0.9% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)

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: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
Mauritania, at 85.9% against 84.9% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Mauritania and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
1.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Mauritania ranks 167th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 165th 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