Malawi vs Mauritania: Over-age students, primary
Malawi
19.3%
in 2018
Mauritania
20.3%
in 2018
Malawi rank
21st
Mauritania rank
20th
Over-age students, primary over time
- Malawi
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 20.3% against 19.3% in Malawi, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Mauritania ahead.
Malawi ranks 21st and Mauritania ranks 20th of 191 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.5% | 26.6% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 20.8% | 1.7% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 21.0% | 1.6% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher over-age students, primary, Malawi or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 20.3% against 19.3% in Malawi as of 2018.
- What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Malawi and Mauritania?
- 1.0%, 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?
- Malawi ranks 21st 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.