Mauritania vs Sweden: Over-age students, primary
Mauritania
20.3%
in 2018
Sweden
18.9%
in 2017
Mauritania rank
20th
Sweden rank
23rd
Over-age students, primary over time
- Mauritania
- Sweden
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 20.3% against 18.9% in Sweden, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 191 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.6% | 6.3% | 20.2% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 2.6% | 18.8% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 11.7% | 11.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher over-age students, primary, Mauritania or Sweden?
- Mauritania, at 20.3% against 18.9% in Sweden as of 2018.
- What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Mauritania and Sweden?
- 1.4%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sweden?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
- How do Mauritania and Sweden rank globally for over-age students, primary?
- Mauritania ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 23rd 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.