Mali vs Mauritania

Mali vs Mauritania: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school in 2018: 55.8% in Mali and 80.9% in Mauritania, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2018 the value was higher in Mauritania, by 25.1 percentage points, or 1.45 times that in Mali.

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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Mali vs Mauritania: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school in 2018: 55.8% in Mali and 80.9% in Mauritania, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2018 the value was higher in Mauritania, by 25.1 percentage points, or 1.45 times that in Mali.
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What the numbers say

  • Mauritania has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1999.
  • In 2012, Mali ranked 93 and Mauritania ranked 87 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2018.

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

YearMaliMauritaniaWorld
201855.880.988.2
201757.779.988.2
201653.47588.3
201552.1–88.2
201455.778.188.3
2013–76.388.2
201258.573.788.2
201160.274.488.1
201059.273.887.9
200958.273.487.9
2008–74.487.6
200754.277.387.2
200651.876.186
200550.173.685.4
200447.174.684.7
200344.866.783.5
200244.96381.4
2001–62.581
2000–59.180.7
199936.958.579.9
1998–58.278.9
1997––78.1
1996–52.777.9
1995–48.578
1994–42.578.3
1993––78
1992––77.7
1991––77.8
1990––77.3
1989––77.6
1988––76.6
1987––75.8
1986––75.3
1985––74
198011.9–75.8
197512.1–72.9
197011–69
19656.9–66
19602.8–63.1
19552.3–57.4
19501.4–51.4
19451–43.5
19400.7–40
19350.5–38.2
19300.3–36.4
19250.2–33
19200.2–30.5
19150.1–29.2
19100.1–28.1
19050.1–25.1
19000–23.3
18950–21.8
18900–20
18850–19
18800–17.2
18750–15.7
18700–13.2
18650–10.6
18600–9.3
18550–8
18500–6.8
18450–5.9
18400–5.2
18350–4.5
18300–4
18250–3.5
18200–3.1

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
  • Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
  • Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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