Mauritania vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Mauritania
31.2%
in 2024
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
28.3%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
13th
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
14th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Mauritania
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 31.2% against 28.3% in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 13th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 14th of 185 countries.
Mauritania 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 | 49.9% | 43.6% | 6.3% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 38.6% | 5.4% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 30.7% | 12.6% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 27.9% | 0.5% | Mauritania |
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, Mauritania or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Mauritania, at 31.2% against 28.3% in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Mauritania and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 2.9%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Mauritania ranks 13th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 14th 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