Mauritania vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Mauritania
99.8%
in 2020
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
95.0%
in 2022
Mauritania rank
44th
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
45th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Mauritania
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 99.8% against 95.0% in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1972 it was UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
Mauritania ranks 44th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 45th of 219 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.0% | 94.4% | 12.4% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 1980s | 93.4% | 96.9% | 3.5% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 1990s | 95.9% | 96.7% | 0.8% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 97.2% | 95.1% | 2.0% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 94.7% | 4.4% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 95.1% | 4.7% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Mauritania or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Mauritania, at 99.8% against 95.0% in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Mauritania and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 4.8%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2020.
- How do Mauritania and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Mauritania ranks 44th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 45th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release