Mauritania vs Norway: Official entrance age to upper secondary education
Mauritania
16 years
in 2020
Norway
16 years
in 2020
Mauritania rank
12th
Norway rank
12th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time
- Mauritania
- Norway
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 16 years against 16 years in Norway, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 12th and Norway ranks 12th of 209 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.8 years | 16 years | 0.8 years | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 15 years | 16 years | 1 years | Norway |
| 1990s | 15 years | 16 years | 1 years | Norway |
| 2000s | 15.2 years | 16 years | 0.8 years | Norway |
| 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 Norway?
- Mauritania, at 16 years against 16 years in Norway as of 2020.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Mauritania and Norway?
- 0 years, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Norway?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Mauritania and Norway rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Mauritania ranks 12th and Norway ranks 12th of 209 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.
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About this data
Age at which students would enter upper 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.