Bulgaria vs Mauritania: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education

Bulgaria
19 years
in 2019
Mauritania
19 years
in 2012
Bulgaria rank
6th
Mauritania rank
6th

Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 19 years against 19 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Mauritania ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 6th and Mauritania ranks 6th of 169 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s 18 years 18 years 0 years
2000s 18.7 years 18.2 years 0.5 years Bulgaria
2010s 18.67 years 19 years 0.3333 years Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education, Bulgaria or Mauritania?
Bulgaria, at 19 years against 19 years in Mauritania as of 2019.
What is the difference in official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education between Bulgaria and Mauritania?
0 years, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Mauritania?
15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2012.
How do Bulgaria and Mauritania rank globally for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
Bulgaria ranks 6th and Mauritania ranks 6th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
169 places, 3,190 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.