Iceland vs Mauritania: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Iceland
17,835 number
in 2018
Mauritania
23,417 number
in 2019
Iceland rank
144th
Mauritania rank
141st

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • Iceland
  • Mauritania
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k197119952019

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 23,417 number against 17,835 number in Iceland, a difference of 5,582 number.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 144th and Mauritania ranks 141st of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 3,265 number 477 number 2,788 number Iceland
1980s 4,768 number 4,788 number 19.6 number Mauritania
1990s 6,886 number 7,712 number 825.5 number Mauritania
2000s 14,454 number 10,075 number 4,379 number Iceland
2010s 18,553 number 18,513 number 40.12 number Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Iceland or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 23,417 number against 17,835 number in Iceland as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Iceland and Mauritania?
5,582 number, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Mauritania?
33 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
How do Iceland and Mauritania rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Iceland ranks 144th and Mauritania ranks 141st of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.