Mauritania vs Nicaragua: Over-age students, primary

Mauritania
20.3%
in 2018
Nicaragua
20.6%
in 2010
Mauritania rank
20th
Nicaragua rank
19th

Over-age students, primary over time

  • Mauritania
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 20.6% against 20.3% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 20th and Nicaragua ranks 19th of 191 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1980s 27.0% 18.0% 9.0% Mauritania
1990s 26.2% 15.8% 10.4% Mauritania
2000s 21.1% 15.4% 5.7% Mauritania
2010s 26.5% 20.6% 6.0% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, Mauritania or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 20.6% against 20.3% in Mauritania as of 2010.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Mauritania and Nicaragua?
0.3%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nicaragua?
14 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2010.
How do Mauritania and Nicaragua rank globally for over-age students, primary?
Mauritania ranks 20th 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 (% 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

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