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
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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About this data
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.