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

Macau, China
34,279 number
in 2019
Mauritania
23,417 number
in 2019
Macau, China rank
140th
Mauritania rank
141st

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

  • Macau, China
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 34,279 number against 23,417 number in Mauritania, a difference of 10,862 number.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.5 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Macau, China ahead.

Macau, China ranks 140th and Mauritania ranks 141st of 193 countries.

Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s 7,796 number 5,608 number 2,188 number Macau, China
1990s 7,486 number 7,372 number 113.43 number Macau, China
2000s 23,364 number 10,075 number 13,289 number Macau, China
2010s 30,721 number 19,058 number 11,663 number Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Macau, China or Mauritania?
Macau, China, at 34,279 number against 23,417 number in Mauritania as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Macau, China and Mauritania?
10,862 number, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Mauritania?
27 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2019.
How do Macau, China and Mauritania rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Macau, China ranks 140th 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.