Madagascar vs Mauritania: Share of children who have completed primary school
Madagascar
54.0%
in 2025
Mauritania
51.8%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
154th
Mauritania rank
156th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Madagascar
- Mauritania
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 54.0% against 51.8% in Mauritania, a difference of 2.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 154th and Mauritania ranks 156th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.3% | 25.9% | 5.3% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 26.4% | 29.2% | 2.9% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 33.3% | 0.8% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 44.6% | 3.0% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 50.2% | 2.4% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Madagascar or Mauritania?
- Madagascar, at 54.0% against 51.8% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Madagascar and Mauritania?
- 2.2%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mauritania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Mauritania rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Madagascar ranks 154th 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.