What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Central African Republic and Mauritania?

0.7%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mauritania?

7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Mauritania: Over-age students, primary

Central African Republic

21.0%

in 2012

Mauritania

20.3%

in 2018

Central African Republic rank

18th

Mauritania rank

20th

Over-age students, primary over time

Central African Republic
Mauritania

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 21.0% against 20.3% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 18th and Mauritania ranks 20th of 191 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	22.1%	20.8%	1.3%	Central African Republic
2010s	21.8%	26.0%	4.2%	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, Central African Republic or Mauritania?: Central African Republic, at 21.0% against 20.3% in Mauritania as of 2012.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Central African Republic and Mauritania?: 0.7%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mauritania?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2011.
How do Central African Republic and Mauritania rank globally for over-age students, primary?: Central African Republic ranks 18th and Mauritania ranks 20th 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 (% of 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 (% of enrollment)
Unit: % of 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, 4,461 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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