Ethiopia vs Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

Ethiopia
69.7%
in 2015
Mauritania
70.3%
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
178th
Mauritania rank
177th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Mauritania
020406080197119952019

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 70.3% against 69.7% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 178th and Mauritania ranks 177th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 10.6% 9.7% 0.9% Ethiopia
1980s 28.3% 33.0% 4.6% Mauritania
1990s 22.5% 42.0% 19.5% Mauritania
2000s 51.4% 57.3% 5.9% Mauritania
2010s 68.0% 63.1% 4.9% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Ethiopia or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 70.3% against 69.7% in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Ethiopia and Mauritania?
0.6%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mauritania?
25 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Mauritania rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 178th and Mauritania ranks 177th of 197 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 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,565 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and 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.