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