Mali vs Mauritania: Share of children who have completed primary school
Mali
50.0%
in 2025
Mauritania
51.8%
in 2025
Mali rank
158th
Mauritania rank
156th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Mali
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 51.8% against 50.0% in Mali, a difference of 1.8%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 158th and Mauritania ranks 156th of 165 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.4% | 25.9% | 13.5% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 29.2% | 15.0% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 33.3% | 6.3% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 44.6% | 2.2% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 50.2% | 1.7% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Mali or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 51.8% against 50.0% in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Mali and Mauritania?
- 1.8%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mauritania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Mauritania rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Mali ranks 158th 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.