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Mauritania - Education Spending 1999

Name: Mauritania Education Spending 1999
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Government expenditure on education as % of GDP · World Bank

1.72% +0.14% from 1998 Global rank: 6th

Mauritania's education spending was 1.72% in 1999. This was the 6th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1999▾

Education Spending by Country - 1999
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Monaco	1.20%	-1.1%
2nd	Ecuador	1.55%	-29.5%
3rd	Gambia, The	1.57%	-39.0%
4th	Guinea	1.62%	13.1%
5th	Central African Republic	1.69%	-25.8%
6th	Mauritania	1.72%	8.6%
7th	Zambia	1.77%	-16.2%
8th	China	1.89%	2.4%
9th	Benin	1.92%	-30.1%
10th	Guinea-Bissau	2.03%	-
11th	Tajikistan	2.08%	-17.9%
12th	Bangladesh	2.13%	9.2%
13th	Georgia	2.16%	2.2%
14th	Mali	2.23%	-15.8%
15th	Armenia	2.24%	20.9%
16th	Libya	2.26%	-45.1%
17th	Madagascar	2.41%	51.4%
18th	Senegal	2.46%	-0.6%
19th	Antigua and Barbuda	2.53%	-
20th	El Salvador	2.56%	0.6%
21st	Niger	2.57%	19.8%
22nd	Pakistan	2.61%	-13.6%
23rd	Mozambique	2.64%	46.6%
24th	Côte d'Ivoire	2.69%	10.3%
25th	Trinidad and Tobago	2.76%	13.0%
26th	Nepal	2.89%	0.0%
27th	Nicaragua	2.92%	31.3%
28th	Togo	2.96%	5.1%
29th	Gabon	3.08%	-9.9%
30th	Greece	3.15%	5.2%
31st	Chad	3.23%	95.7%
32nd	St. Kitts and Nevis	3.32%	-17.4%
33rd	Macao SAR, China	3.34%	-0.4%
34th	Mexico	3.36%	5.8%
35th	Korea	3.37%	0.0%
36th	Japan	3.38%	2.4%
37th	Burundi	3.42%	-16.3%
38th	Malawi	3.43%	-7.2%
39th	Peru	3.44%	5.0%
40th	Oman	3.53%	-2.2%
41st	Albania	3.59%	1.6%
42nd	Brunei Darussalam	3.60%	-6.2%
43rd	Ukraine	3.62%	-18.7%
44th	Czechia	3.64%	2.4%
45th	Chile	3.71%	11.6%
46th	Brazil	3.80%	-20.1%
47th	Rwanda	3.86%	3.0%
48th	Mauritius	3.89%	12.2%
49th	Kazakhstan	3.89%	-11.0%
50th	United Kingdom	3.99%	-5.2%
51st	Samoa	4.02%	-
52nd	Dominica	4.03%	-29.8%
53rd	Belize	4.03%	-
54th	Kyrgyz Republic	4.09%	-17.0%
55th	Slovak Republic	4.10%	0.0%
56th	Ghana	4.11%	29.0%
57th	Ireland	4.13%	-3.6%
58th	Azerbaijan	4.21%	24.6%
59th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	4.22%	19.3%
60th	Paraguay	4.23%	0.8%
61st	Spain	4.26%	-0.6%
62nd	Barbados	4.34%	-34.6%
63rd	Qatar	4.35%	21.5%
64th	Aruba	4.40%	-7.7%
65th	India	4.42%	23.6%
66th	Colombia	4.44%	13.1%
67th	Netherlands	4.50%	-0.8%
68th	Italy	4.50%	1.4%
69th	Argentina	4.52%	11.9%
70th	Hungary	4.57%	3.6%
71st	European Union	4.57%	0.8%
72nd	Poland	4.57%	-7.1%
73rd	Morocco	4.63%	0.6%
74th	Moldova	4.66%	-52.9%
75th	Panama	4.75%	16.3%
76th	Switzerland	4.76%	0.2%
77th	Cyprus	4.77%	27.6%
78th	Thailand	4.83%	4.5%
79th	Jordan	4.94%	-22.3%
80th	Seychelles	4.94%	-12.2%
81st	Portugal	5.05%	-0.4%
82nd	Eswatini	5.09%	3.1%
83rd	Mongolia	5.15%	-6.3%
84th	Fiji	5.17%	-6.4%
85th	Eritrea	5.26%	13.9%
86th	South Africa	5.29%	4.8%
87th	Kenya	5.32%	-10.1%
88th	Tonga	5.38%	-2.5%
89th	Costa Rica	5.39%	38.6%
90th	St. Lucia	5.45%	-1.4%
91st	Canada	5.53%	0.7%
92nd	Malaysia	5.69%	23.1%
93rd	Latvia	5.70%	-4.5%
94th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	5.75%	42.6%
95th	Finland	5.87%	-14.5%
96th	Belarus	6.00%	-
97th	Austria	6.14%	0.0%
98th	Vanuatu	6.16%	-19.3%
99th	Israel	6.21%	-3.1%
100th	Tunisia	6.27%	-6.1%
101st	Micronesia, Federated States of	6.42%	-90.4%
102nd	Iceland	6.43%	-5.2%
103rd	New Zealand	6.64%	7.8%
104th	Estonia	6.65%	6.7%
105th	Cuba	6.76%	8.8%
106th	Cabo Verde	6.80%	6.4%
107th	Sweden	6.84%	-3.1%
108th	Norway	6.96%	-5.4%
109th	Saudi Arabia	7.07%	-14.6%
110th	Namibia	7.13%	-
111th	Djibouti	7.63%	-
112th	Denmark	7.93%	-2.2%
113th	Guyana	8.56%	137.2%
114th	Kiribati	9.71%	150.4%
115th	Lesotho	12.50%	10.0%
116th	Marshall Islands	13.85%	-

FAQ

What was Mauritania's education spending in 1999?▾

Mauritania's education spending in 1999 was 1.72%. This ranked 6th globally.

How did Mauritania's education spending change in 1999?▾

Mauritania's education spending increased by 8.6% in 1999 compared to 1998.

Which country had the highest education spending in 1999?▾

Marshall Islands had the highest education spending in 1999 at 13.85%.

What is the education spending of Mauritania in 1999?▾

The education spending of Mauritania in 1999 was 1.72%. This ranked 6th globally.

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