Gambia vs Mauritania: Over-age students, primary
Gambia
19.0%
in 2018
Mauritania
20.3%
in 2018
Gambia rank
22nd
Mauritania rank
20th
Over-age students, primary over time
- Gambia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 20.3% against 19.0% in Gambia, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 22nd and Mauritania ranks 20th of 191 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 27.0% | 23.5% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 25.2% | 11.7% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 21.0% | 5.2% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 22.4% | 6.3% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher over-age students, primary, Gambia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 20.3% against 19.0% in Gambia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Gambia and Mauritania?
- 1.3%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mauritania?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2018.
- How do Gambia and Mauritania rank globally for over-age students, primary?
- Gambia ranks 22nd 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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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.