Mauritania vs Nigeria: Over-age students, primary, female

Mauritania
21.3%
in 2018
Nigeria
20.1%
in 2010
Mauritania rank
16th
Nigeria rank
19th

Over-age students, primary, female over time

  • Mauritania
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 21.3% against 20.1% in Nigeria, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Nigeria ahead.

Mauritania ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 19th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 26.7% 29.5% 2.8% Nigeria
2000s 21.5% 25.5% 4.0% Nigeria
2010s 26.8% 20.1% 6.7% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, female, Mauritania or Nigeria?
Mauritania, at 21.3% against 20.1% in Nigeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, female between Mauritania and Nigeria?
1.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2010.
How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for over-age students, primary, female?
Mauritania ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 19th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment)
Unit
% of female enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,264 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.