Mauritania vs Nigeria: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male

Mauritania
68.2%
in 2019
Nigeria
67.9%
in 2016
Mauritania rank
179th
Nigeria rank
180th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Mauritania
  • Nigeria
20406080197019942019

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 68.2% against 67.9% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 179th and Nigeria ranks 180th of 193 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 37.4% 67.0% 29.6% Nigeria
1990s 45.9% 66.7% 20.9% Nigeria
2000s 58.1% 72.6% 14.4% Nigeria
2010s 62.7% 72.8% 10.1% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, Mauritania or Nigeria?
Mauritania, at 68.2% against 67.9% in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Mauritania and Nigeria?
0.3%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
19 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.
How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Mauritania ranks 179th and Nigeria ranks 180th 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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About this data

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.