Mauritania vs MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes
Mauritania
64.9%
in 2016
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
71.4%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
154th
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
153rd
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes over time
- Mauritania
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
How they compare
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) currently reports 71.4% against 64.9% in Mauritania, a difference of 6.5%.
That makes MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 154th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 153rd of 180 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.9% | 51.9% | 20.0% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 59.8% | 65.6% | 5.8% | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) |
| 1990s | 64.5% | 67.7% | 3.2% | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 67.1% | 15.1% | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 68.0% | 3.5% | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes, Mauritania or MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), at 71.4% against 64.9% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes between Mauritania and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- 6.5%, with MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.
- How do Mauritania and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 154th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 153rd of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, 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