Mauritania vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female
Mauritania
74.5%
in 2020
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
79.6%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
155th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
154th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female over time
- Mauritania
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 79.6% against 74.5% in Mauritania, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1976 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Mauritania ranks 155th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 154th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.8% | 42.9% | 36.2% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 23.2% | 53.9% | 30.7% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 29.4% | 60.7% | 31.2% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 65.7% | 18.5% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 68.5% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 71.6% | 2.9% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female, Mauritania or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 79.6% against 74.5% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female between Mauritania and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 5.1%, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2020.
- How do Mauritania and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Mauritania ranks 155th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 154th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release