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

Mauritania
19.3%
in 2018
Nicaragua
21.8%
in 2010
Mauritania rank
21st
Nicaragua rank
19th

Over-age students, primary, male over time

  • Mauritania
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 21.8% against 19.3% in Mauritania, a difference of 2.5%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 21st and Nicaragua ranks 19th of 191 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 27.2% 16.1% 11.0% Mauritania
2000s 21.1% 16.1% 5.0% Mauritania
2010s 26.3% 21.8% 4.5% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, male, Mauritania or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 21.8% against 19.3% in Mauritania as of 2010.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, male between Mauritania and Nicaragua?
2.5%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nicaragua?
12 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2010.
How do Mauritania and Nicaragua rank globally for over-age students, primary, male?
Mauritania ranks 21st and Nicaragua 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, male (% of male 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, 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.