Mauritania vs MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Mauritania
7.4%
in 2013
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
33.3%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
170th
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
170th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Mauritania
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
How they compare
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) currently reports 33.3% against 7.4% in Mauritania, a difference of 25.9%.
That makes MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s figure about 4.5 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 170th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 170th of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.6% | 13.2% | 0.4% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 22.1% | 17.1% | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 26.5% | 19.7% | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Mauritania or MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), at 33.3% against 7.4% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Mauritania and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- 25.9%, with MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2013.
- How do Mauritania and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Mauritania ranks 170th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 170th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in tertiary 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
February 2026 Data Release