Mauritania vs Nigeria: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female
Mauritania
65.3%
in 2020
Nigeria
69.3%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
188th
Nigeria rank
185th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 69.3% against 65.3% in Mauritania, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nigeria ahead.
Mauritania ranks 188th and Nigeria ranks 185th of 206 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.6% | 51.7% | 29.1% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 37.7% | 51.5% | 13.8% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 55.1% | 58.3% | 3.2% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 63.3% | 2.4% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 65.7% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Mauritania or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 69.3% against 65.3% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 4.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2020.
- How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Mauritania ranks 188th and Nigeria ranks 185th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release