How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nicaragua?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritania vs Nicaragua: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

Mauritania

134,995

in 2025

Nicaragua

134,014

in 2025

Mauritania rank

100th

Nicaragua rank

101st

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Mauritania
Nicaragua

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 134,995 against 134,014 in Nicaragua, a difference of 981.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Mauritania ranks 100th and Nicaragua ranks 101st of 220 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1970s	28,606	69,579	40,973	Nicaragua
1980s	42,486	93,951	51,465	Nicaragua
1990s	56,386	121,365	64,979	Nicaragua
2000s	74,367	131,069	56,702	Nicaragua
2010s	94,609	128,886	34,278	Nicaragua
2020s	124,788	133,172	8,384	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Mauritania or Nicaragua?: Mauritania, at 134,995 against 134,014 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Mauritania and Nicaragua?: 981, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nicaragua?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and Nicaragua rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?: Mauritania ranks 100th and Nicaragua ranks 101st of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Mauritania vs Nicaragua: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/population-of-the-official-entrance-age-to-secondary-general-education-both-sexes-number-2/mauritania/nicaragua/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/population-of-the-official-entrance-age-to-secondary-general-education-both-sexes-number-2/mauritania/nicaragua/">Mauritania vs Nicaragua: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 220 places, 10,166 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release