Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female
Mauritania
72.3%
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
73.2%
in 2016
Mauritania rank
169th
Papua New Guinea rank
166th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time
- Mauritania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 73.2% against 72.3% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Mauritania ranks 169th and Papua New Guinea ranks 166th of 193 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.9% | 31.6% | 5.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 34.3% | 34.7% | 0.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 69.8% | 5.0% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 73.2% against 72.3% in Mauritania as of 2016.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2016.
- How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Mauritania ranks 169th and Papua New Guinea ranks 166th 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.