Mali vs Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male

Mali
54.2%
in 2017
Mauritania
54.0%
in 2019
Mali rank
163rd
Mauritania rank
164th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Mali
  • Mauritania
102030405060197119952019

How they compare

Mali currently reports 54.2% against 54.0% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mali ranks 163rd and Mauritania ranks 164th of 173 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s 17.8% 31.6% 13.8% Mauritania
1990s 25.1% 37.3% 12.2% Mauritania
2000s 54.0% 45.1% 8.9% Mali
2010s 54.7% 49.7% 5.0% Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male, Mali or Mauritania?
Mali, at 54.2% against 54.0% in Mauritania as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male between Mali and Mauritania?
0.2%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mauritania?
17 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2017.
How do Mali and Mauritania rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male?
Mali ranks 163rd and Mauritania ranks 164th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, male (%)
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 male enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.