Mauritania vs Togo: Official entrance age to upper secondary education
Mauritania
16 years
in 2025
Togo
16 years
in 2025
Mauritania rank
10th
Togo rank
10th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time
- Mauritania
- Togo
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 16 years against 16 years in Togo, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 10th and Togo ranks 10th of 221 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Togo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.8 years | 16 years | 0.8 years | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 15 years | 16 years | 1 years | Togo |
| 1990s | 15 years | 16 years | 1 years | Togo |
| 2000s | 15.2 years | 16 years | 0.8 years | Togo |
| 2010s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to upper secondary education, Mauritania or Togo?
- Mauritania, at 16 years against 16 years in Togo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Mauritania and Togo?
- 0 years, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Togo?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Togo rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Mauritania ranks 10th and Togo ranks 10th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release