Mauritania vs Senegal: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female

Mauritania
56.5%
in 2019
Senegal
55.9%
in 2019
Mauritania rank
150th
Senegal rank
151st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Mauritania
  • Senegal
102030405060197119952019

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 56.5% against 55.9% in Senegal, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Senegal ahead.

Mauritania ranks 150th and Senegal ranks 151st of 173 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Senegal Difference Ahead
1990s 22.6% 23.6% 1.0% Senegal
2000s 45.1% 41.5% 3.6% Mauritania
2010s 50.0% 52.7% 2.7% Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female, Mauritania or Senegal?
Mauritania, at 56.5% against 55.9% in Senegal as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female between Mauritania and Senegal?
0.6%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
8 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
Mauritania ranks 150th and Senegal ranks 151st of 173 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 4,835 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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