Mauritania vs Niger: Progression to secondary school
Progression to secondary school over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 65.6% against 58.3% in Niger, a difference of 7.3%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 162nd and Niger ranks 165th of 168 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.8% | 53.4% | 31.4% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 48.6% | 47.3% | 1.3% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 54.0% | 4.2% | Niger |
| 2000s | 53.0% | 63.4% | 10.4% | Niger |
| 2010s | 57.8% | 64.4% | 6.6% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher progression to secondary school, Mauritania or Niger?
- Mauritania, at 65.6% against 58.3% in Niger as of 2017.
- What is the difference in progression to secondary school between Mauritania and Niger?
- 7.3%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for progression to secondary school?
- Mauritania ranks 162nd and Niger ranks 165th of 168 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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).