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
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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About this data
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.