Mauritania vs Mozambique: Share of children who have completed primary school

Mauritania
51.8%
in 2025
Mozambique
53.5%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
156th
Mozambique rank
155th

Share of children who have completed primary school over time

  • Mauritania
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 53.5% against 51.8% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 156th and Mozambique ranks 155th of 165 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children who have completed primary school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

The 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.