Mauritania vs WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

Mauritania
66.0%
in 2020
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
72.8%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
194th
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank
194th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • Mauritania
  • WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
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How they compare

WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) currently reports 72.8% against 66.0% in Mauritania, a difference of 6.8%.

That makes WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)'s figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1972 it was WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ahead.

Mauritania ranks 194th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 194th of 211 countries.

WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) Difference Ahead
1970s 10.6% 31.5% 20.9% WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
1980s 31.7% 42.4% 10.7% WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
1990s 43.1% 43.6% 0.6% WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
2000s 56.2% 58.6% 2.3% WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
2010s 62.4% 71.6% 9.2% WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
2020s 66.0% 74.5% 8.5% WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Mauritania or WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), at 72.8% against 66.0% in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Mauritania and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
6.8%, with WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2020.
How do Mauritania and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Mauritania ranks 194th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 194th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and 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, primary and secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
432 places, 16,352 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release