Afghanistan vs Mauritania: Share of children who have completed primary school
Afghanistan
55.4%
in 2025
Mauritania
51.8%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
153rd
Mauritania rank
156th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Afghanistan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 55.4% against 51.8% in Mauritania, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Mauritania ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 153rd and Mauritania ranks 156th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.9% | 25.9% | 15.1% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 29.2% | 13.6% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 33.3% | 7.3% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 44.6% | 1.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 50.2% | 2.7% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
- Afghanistan, at 55.4% against 51.8% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 3.6%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Afghanistan ranks 153rd and Mauritania ranks 156th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.