Mauritania - Expenditure on Primary Education

Since 2011, Mauritania Expenditure on Primary Education grew 4.4points year on year. In 2016, the country was number 8 comparing other countries in Expenditure on Primary Education with 55.9 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education. Mauritania is overtaken by Lesotho, which was number 7 at 55.96 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education and is followed by Sao Tome and Principe with 55.82 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education. Togo topped the ranking with 67.96 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education in 2019, an increase of 1.8points versus 2018. East Timor, Burkina Faso and Uganda respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Guinea witnessed the best average annual growth at +7.9points per year, while Sierra Leone was the worst growing country at -9.1points per year.

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Date Percent of Government Expenditure on Education
2016 55.90
2015
2014
2013 43.21
2012 47.27
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How does Mauritania rank in Expenditure on Primary Education?

# 115 Countries Percent of Government Expenditure on Education Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Togo
67.96 % 2019 +1.8 % +2.9 % View data
2 #2
East Timor
64.89 % 2014 +0.2 % -3.7 % View data
7 #7
Lesotho
55.96 % 2018 NA NA View data
8 #8
Mauritania
55.90 % 2016 NA +4.4 % View data
9 #9
Sao Tome and Principe
55.82 % 2014 +4.7 % NA View data
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