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Mauritania - Primary Enrollment 1972

School enrollment, primary (% gross) · World Bank
16.23% +0.75pp from 1971 Global rank: 97th

Mauritania's primary enrollment was 16.23% in 1972, increased +0.75pp from 15.49% in 1971. This was the 97th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1972▾
Primary Enrollment by Country - 1972
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Micronesia, Federated States of 212.53% -1.0%
2nd Turks and Caicos Islands 164.01% 10.1%
3rd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 163.34% 21.3%
4th Grenada 138.20% -0.7%
5th Brunei Darussalam 131.94% 2.1%
6th Monaco 131.62% -3.8%
7th Gabon 128.83% 1.7%
8th British Virgin Islands 122.99% -6.1%
9th Suriname 118.03% -3.5%
10th Vanuatu 118.00% -4.4%
11th Cuba 117.97% 2.8%
12th Kiribati 116.20% 22.2%
13th Puerto Rico (US) 114.50% 1.1%
14th Trinidad and Tobago 113.20% 0.9%
15th Panama 112.99% 3.1%
16th São Tomé and Principe 111.69% 10.2%
17th Jamaica 111.59% 2.0%
18th Dominica 111.06% -0.7%
19th Congo, Republic of 108.77% 5.1%
20th Peru 108.63% 0.6%
21st China 107.22% -4.6%
22nd Fiji 105.96% 1.2%
23rd Argentina 105.92% -0.2%
24th Tunisia 103.67% -1.9%
25th Bermuda 103.64% -1.7%
26th Belize 103.32% -1.5%
27th Gibraltar 102.00% 11.9%
28th Bahamas, The 101.31% -3.6%
29th Seychelles 101.12% 0.6%
30th Barbados 101.11% -2.9%
31st Belarus 100.89% -0.1%
32nd St. Lucia 99.92% 5.8%
33rd Guyana 99.74% -0.3%
34th Paraguay 99.68% -4.9%
35th Philippines 97.47% -2.1%
36th Congo, Democratic Republic of 96.24% -0.5%
37th Bahrain 96.21% -0.3%
38th Mongolia 95.70% 1.3%
39th Sri Lanka 95.11% -9.8%
40th Cayman Islands 94.97% -
41st Libya 93.98% 11.3%
42nd Cameroon 90.39% -2.1%
43rd Antigua and Barbuda 90.21% 24.9%
44th Zambia 89.58% 3.0%
45th Nauru 88.37% 15.1%
46th Lesotho 86.84% 0.8%
47th Samoa 86.49% 2.2%
48th Indonesia 85.59% 0.8%
49th Madagascar 85.30% 4.7%
50th Myanmar 85.28% -1.4%
51st Syrian Arab Republic 83.60% 4.9%
52nd Eswatini 82.99% 4.5%
53rd Honduras 82.83% 1.9%
54th El Salvador 82.21% -2.2%
55th Kuwait 80.22% 1.6%
56th Algeria 79.23% 6.9%
57th Iran, Islamic Republic of 75.99% 10.1%
58th Solomon Islands 73.18% -0.2%
59th Egypt, Arab Republic of 70.85% 1.5%
60th Nicaragua 70.51% -1.4%
61st Iraq 70.37% 0.8%
62nd Zimbabwe 69.56% 5.6%
63rd Cabo Verde 69.28% 23.8%
64th Angola 67.91% 8.6%
65th Togo 66.70% 9.1%
66th Kenya 65.23% 5.7%
67th Botswana 64.67% 1.0%
68th Bangladesh 62.13% 25.1%
69th Lao PDR 61.55% 6.3%
70th Guatemala 59.97% 2.1%
71st Ghana 56.88% -3.7%
72nd Côte d'Ivoire 56.75% -0.1%
73rd Haiti 54.51% 4.5%
74th Morocco 53.57% 2.3%
75th Central African Republic 52.87% -1.7%
76th Malawi 49.60% 16.8%
77th Nigeria 49.55% 9.7%
78th Papua New Guinea 47.21% 1.2%
79th Pakistan 45.31% 0.3%
80th Cambodia 42.57% 40.6%
81st Tanzania 39.64% 6.6%
82nd Mozambique 38.32% -12.2%
83rd Liberia 37.52% 2.8%
84th Uganda 37.35% -4.1%
85th Senegal 36.60% -0.2%
86th Sierra Leone 36.09% 3.6%
87th Comoros 35.27% -0.2%
88th Benin 34.34% 8.2%
89th Guinea-Bissau 33.74% 16.7%
90th Afghanistan 32.96% 1.3%
91st Chad 30.73% -1.9%
92nd Burundi 26.97% -3.4%
93rd Guinea 26.07% -16.1%
94th Mali 23.58% 4.5%
95th Gambia, The 21.13% -1.4%
96th Bhutan 21.13% 7.1%
97th Mauritania 16.23% 4.8%
98th Burkina Faso 12.95% 3.7%
99th Niger 11.71% 4.0%
100th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 8.05% 16.9%
Source: World Bank (SE.PRM.ENRR)

FAQ

What was Mauritania's primary enrollment in 1972?▾

Mauritania's primary enrollment in 1972 was 16.23%. This ranked 97th globally.

How did Mauritania's primary enrollment change in 1972?▾

Mauritania's primary enrollment increased by 4.8% in 1972 compared to 1971.

Which country had the highest primary enrollment in 1972?▾

Micronesia, Federated States of had the highest primary enrollment in 1972 at 212.53%.

What is the primary enrollment of Mauritania in 1972?▾

The primary enrollment of Mauritania in 1972 was 16.23%. This ranked 97th globally.

How does 1972 compare to 1971 for Mauritania's primary enrollment?▾

Mauritania's primary enrollment went from 15.49% in 1971 to 16.23% in 1972, a 4.8% increase.

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