Mauritania vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female

Mauritania
51.8%
in 2020
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
58.8%
in 2020
Mauritania rank
166th
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
169th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Mauritania
  • UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2030405060198820042020

How they compare

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa currently reports 58.8% against 51.8% in Mauritania, a difference of 7.0%.

That makes UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 166th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 169th of 186 countries.

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 37.8% 42.0% 4.2% UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2000s 42.9% 49.9% 7.0% UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2010s 48.6% 57.3% 8.7% UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2020s 51.8% 58.8% 6.9% UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female, Mauritania or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, at 58.8% against 51.8% in Mauritania as of 2020.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female between Mauritania and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
7.0%, with UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
How do Mauritania and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
Mauritania ranks 166th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 169th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%). 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 to tertiary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
398 places, 8,902 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release