Cameroon vs Mauritania: Progression to secondary school, male

Cameroon
64.0%
in 2015
Mauritania
67.6%
in 2017
Cameroon rank
152nd
Mauritania rank
150th

Progression to secondary school, male over time

  • Cameroon
  • Mauritania
20406080197219942017

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 67.6% against 64.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 3.6%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Mauritania ahead.

Cameroon ranks 152nd and Mauritania ranks 150th of 156 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 35.7% 86.6% 50.9% Mauritania
1990s 47.9% 47.8% 0.1% Cameroon
2000s 47.3% 54.9% 7.6% Mauritania
2010s 63.4% 61.8% 1.6% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher progression to secondary school, male, Cameroon or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 67.6% against 64.0% in Cameroon as of 2017.
What is the difference in progression to secondary school, male between Cameroon and Mauritania?
3.6%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mauritania?
7 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2014.
How do Cameroon and Mauritania rank globally for progression to secondary school, male?
Cameroon ranks 152nd and Mauritania ranks 150th of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Progression to secondary school, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Progression to secondary school, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 4,181 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).