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
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 53.5% against 51.8% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.7%.
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.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.9% | 7.6% | 18.4% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 29.2% | 10.6% | 18.7% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 20.5% | 12.7% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 33.1% | 11.5% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 47.8% | 2.4% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Mauritania or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 53.5% against 51.8% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Mauritania and Mozambique?
- 1.7%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mozambique?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Mozambique rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Mauritania ranks 156th and Mozambique ranks 155th 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.