Mauritania vs Norway: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education
Mauritania
19 years
in 2012
Norway
19 years
in 2020
Mauritania rank
6th
Norway rank
6th
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education over time
- Mauritania
- Norway
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 19 years against 19 years in Norway, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 6th and Norway ranks 6th of 169 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18 years | 20 years | 2 years | Norway |
| 2000s | 18.2 years | 18.5 years | 0.3 years | Norway |
| 2010s | 19 years | 19 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education, Mauritania or Norway?
- Mauritania, at 19 years against 19 years in Norway as of 2012.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education between Mauritania and Norway?
- 0 years, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Norway?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2012.
- How do Mauritania and Norway rank globally for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Mauritania ranks 6th and Norway 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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About this data
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.