Ethiopia vs Mauritania: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Ethiopia
78.9%
in 2015
Mauritania
80.6%
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
172nd
Mauritania rank
169th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Mauritania
20406080199420062019

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 80.6% against 78.9% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Mauritania ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 172nd and Mauritania ranks 169th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s 31.5% 58.4% 27.0% Mauritania
2000s 59.5% 69.2% 9.7% Mauritania
2010s 76.6% 75.2% 1.4% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Ethiopia or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 80.6% against 78.9% in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Ethiopia and Mauritania?
1.7%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mauritania?
17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Mauritania rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 172nd and Mauritania ranks 169th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.