Gambia vs Mauritania: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Gambia
29.6%
in 2025
Mauritania
31.2%
in 2024
Gambia rank
16th
Mauritania rank
13th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Gambia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 31.2% against 29.6% in Gambia, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Mauritania ahead.
Gambia ranks 16th and Mauritania ranks 13th of 185 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 43.7% | 18.4% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 43.3% | 17.1% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 28.4% | 2.7% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Gambia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 31.2% against 29.6% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Gambia and Mauritania?
- 1.6%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mauritania?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Mauritania rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Gambia ranks 16th and Mauritania ranks 13th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). 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