Mauritania vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate

Mauritania
17.03 % change on previous year
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.46 % change on previous year
in 2018
Mauritania rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
4th

Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate over time

  • Mauritania
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
02040197119942018

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 17.03 % change on previous year against 3.46 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 13.57 % change on previous year.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 4.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 17.1 % change on previous year 6.06 % change on previous year 11.05 % change on previous year Mauritania
1980s 12.62 % change on previous year 5.67 % change on previous year 6.95 % change on previous year Mauritania
1990s 4.94 % change on previous year 3.97 % change on previous year 0.9648 % change on previous year Mauritania
2000s 5.82 % change on previous year 6.69 % change on previous year 0.8729 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 9.64 % change on previous year 4.52 % change on previous year 5.12 % change on previous year Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate, Mauritania or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Mauritania, at 17.03 % change on previous year against 3.46 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate between Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa?
13.57 % change on previous year, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa?
47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate?
Mauritania ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 8,557 data points, 1971–2019
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The year-on-year percentage change in Secondary education, general pupils. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.