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Mauritania - Primary Enrollment 1997

School enrollment, primary (% gross) · World Bank
78.51% +3.94pp from 1996 Global rank: 64th

Mauritania's primary enrollment was 78.51% in 1997, increased +3.94pp from 74.58% in 1996. This was the 64th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1997▾
Primary Enrollment by Country - 1997
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Monaco 137.46% -3.5%
2nd Gabon 134.64% -0.2%
3rd Grenada 132.94% 9.4%
4th Gibraltar 130.45% 64.7%
5th Namibia 128.64% -2.7%
6th St. Lucia 124.98% 1.2%
7th Viet Nam 120.42% 1.8%
8th Bermuda 120.33% 11.7%
9th Maldives 119.36% -2.3%
10th Belize 118.86% -2.5%
11th Paraguay 118.44% -0.6%
12th Uganda 118.07% 65.8%
13th Kiribati 115.39% -0.2%
14th Haiti 113.63% 7.0%
15th Peru 113.49% -0.9%
16th Nepal 113.21% -2.1%
17th Tunisia 112.48% -0.4%
18th Togo 111.31% 1.0%
19th Indonesia 111.17% -0.2%
20th Armenia 110.74% 36.4%
21st Brunei Darussalam 110.21% -1.5%
22nd China 110.20% -0.3%
23rd Argentina 108.68% -2.7%
24th Lao PDR 108.37% 0.8%
25th Myanmar 107.96% -4.7%
26th Botswana 107.55% 0.6%
27th Zimbabwe 106.28% 2.7%
28th Congo, Republic of 106.24% -1.9%
29th Honduras 106.00% 0.1%
30th Cuba 104.78% 0.3%
31st Vanuatu 104.64% -2.4%
32nd Seychelles 103.58% -1.3%
33rd Philippines 103.28% 0.6%
34th Syrian Arab Republic 102.43% -1.1%
35th Algeria 101.96% 1.7%
36th Fiji 100.73% 1.2%
37th Belarus 99.77% 3.2%
38th Solomon Islands 99.50% 16.7%
39th South Africa 98.26% -3.0%
40th Iran, Islamic Republic of 98.26% -2.4%
41st Samoa 98.00% 0.1%
42nd Nicaragua 96.89% 1.3%
43rd Guyana 96.59% 0.9%
44th Trinidad and Tobago 96.55% 0.9%
45th Bahamas, The 96.50% -4.9%
46th Kyrgyz Republic 96.08% -0.2%
47th Bahrain 95.91% 0.9%
48th Cambodia 95.87% -3.4%
49th Eswatini 94.87% 0.0%
50th Lesotho 94.86% -2.3%
51st Kazakhstan 94.65% 1.1%
52nd Egypt, Arab Republic of 92.38% -0.2%
53rd West Bank and Gaza 91.34% 2.4%
54th Turks and Caicos Islands 90.87% -21.9%
55th Mongolia 89.73% -0.7%
56th Georgia 88.56% 5.1%
57th Kuwait 88.19% 0.8%
58th Guatemala 86.48% -0.4%
59th Eritrea 84.16% -4.2%
60th Tajikistan 83.08% -2.3%
61st Cameroon 81.40% 4.7%
62nd Morocco 80.67% 2.3%
63rd Lebanon 80.59% 2.6%
64th Mauritania 78.51% 5.3%
65th Ghana 76.41% 4.3%
66th El Salvador 72.71% -29.3%
67th Bhutan 71.67% 5.0%
68th Papua New Guinea 71.45% -1.0%
69th Benin 70.75% 5.6%
70th Tanzania 68.53% 0.9%
71st Côte d'Ivoire 63.11% 0.9%
72nd Senegal 62.00% 7.2%
73rd Guinea-Bissau 61.45% 8.2%
74th Gambia, The 60.69% 3.0%
75th Chad 52.96% 10.7%
76th Guinea 52.89% 7.6%
77th Mali 43.12% 11.6%
78th Burundi 39.93% 5.1%
79th Niger 28.53% 2.3%
Source: World Bank (SE.PRM.ENRR)

FAQ

What was Mauritania's primary enrollment in 1997?▾

Mauritania's primary enrollment in 1997 was 78.51%. This ranked 64th globally.

How did Mauritania's primary enrollment change in 1997?▾

Mauritania's primary enrollment increased by 5.3% in 1997 compared to 1996.

Which country had the highest primary enrollment in 1997?▾

Monaco had the highest primary enrollment in 1997 at 137.46%.

What is the primary enrollment of Mauritania in 1997?▾

The primary enrollment of Mauritania in 1997 was 78.51%. This ranked 64th globally.

How does 1997 compare to 1996 for Mauritania's primary enrollment?▾

Mauritania's primary enrollment went from 74.58% in 1996 to 78.51% in 1997, a 5.3% increase.

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