Mauritania vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Mauritania
80.6%
in 2019
Tanzania, United Republic of
80.9%
in 2019
Mauritania rank
169th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
168th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
020406080199420062019

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 80.9% against 80.6% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 169th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 168th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 53.8% 48.8% 5.0% Mauritania
2000s 70.6% 84.2% 13.6% Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s 77.0% 75.0% 2.0% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Mauritania or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 80.9% against 80.6% in Mauritania as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.3%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of?
9 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Mauritania ranks 169th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 168th 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.