Burkina Faso vs Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 72.3% against 68.8% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 172nd and Mauritania ranks 169th of 193 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.9% | 15.4% | 7.5% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 43.9% | 23.9% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 32.3% | 57.0% | 24.7% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 66.1% | 6.8% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Burkina Faso or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 72.3% against 68.8% in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
- 3.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mauritania rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 172nd and Mauritania ranks 169th of 193 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
Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.