Malawi vs Mauritania: Over-age students, primary, male

Malawi
18.5%
in 2018
Mauritania
19.3%
in 2018
Malawi rank
23rd
Mauritania rank
21st

Over-age students, primary, male over time

  • Malawi
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 19.3% against 18.5% in Malawi, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 23rd and Mauritania ranks 21st of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s 27.3% 26.5% 0.9% Malawi
2000s 23.5% 20.7% 2.8% Malawi
2010s 19.7% 20.6% 0.9% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, male, Malawi or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 19.3% against 18.5% in Malawi as of 2018.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, male between Malawi and Mauritania?
0.8%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mauritania?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Malawi and Mauritania rank globally for over-age students, primary, male?
Malawi ranks 23rd and Mauritania ranks 21st 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, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment)
Unit
% of male 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, 4,265 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.