Mauritania vs SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female

Mauritania
11.7%
in 2020
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
46.4%
in 2017
Mauritania rank
152nd
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank
153rd

Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female over time

  • Mauritania
  • SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
1020304050199520072020

How they compare

SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) currently reports 46.4% against 11.7% in Mauritania, a difference of 34.7%.

That makes SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)'s figure about 4.0 times Mauritania's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 152nd and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 153rd of 156 countries.

SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) Difference Ahead
2000s 12.0% 50.5% 38.5% SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
2010s 11.9% 48.2% 36.3% SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female, Mauritania or SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), at 46.4% against 11.7% in Mauritania as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female between Mauritania and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
34.7%, with SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
8 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Mauritania and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank globally for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
Mauritania ranks 152nd and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 153rd of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
369 places, 8,395 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release