Burkina Faso vs Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male

Burkina Faso
68.4%
in 2019
Mauritania
68.2%
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
178th
Mauritania rank
179th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mauritania
0204060197119952019

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 68.4% against 68.2% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Mauritania ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 178th and Mauritania ranks 179th 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 13.5% 31.3% 17.8% Mauritania
1990s 30.3% 51.1% 20.9% Mauritania
2000s 41.3% 58.3% 17.0% Mauritania
2010s 62.4% 64.2% 1.8% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, Burkina Faso or Mauritania?
Burkina Faso, at 68.4% against 68.2% in Mauritania as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
0.2%, with Burkina Faso 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, male?
Burkina Faso ranks 178th and Mauritania ranks 179th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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