Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Mauritania
0.0237 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
0.022 units per square kilometre
in 1999
Mauritania rank
192nd
Papua New Guinea rank
193rd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Mauritania
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0237 units per square kilometre against 0.022 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0017 units per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 192nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 193rd of 195 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0036 units per square kilometre 0.0127 units per square kilometre 0.0091 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0087 units per square kilometre 0.0276 units per square kilometre 0.019 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
Mauritania, at 0.0237 units per square kilometre against 0.022 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
0.0017 units per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
6 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 1999.
How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Mauritania ranks 192nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 193rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 6,190 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.