Burkina Faso vs Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Burkina Faso
55.1%
in 2019
Mauritania
55.2%
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
165th
Mauritania rank
164th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mauritania
0204060197119952019

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 55.2% against 55.1% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Mauritania ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 165th and Mauritania ranks 164th of 181 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 14.4% 25.8% 11.3% Mauritania
1990s 18.0% 30.3% 12.3% Mauritania
2000s 30.8% 44.7% 13.8% Mauritania
2010s 48.9% 51.0% 2.0% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Burkina Faso or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 55.2% against 55.1% in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
25 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Mauritania rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 165th and Mauritania ranks 164th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
226 places, 5,762 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. 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.