Afghanistan vs Mauritania: Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate

Afghanistan
3.56 % change on previous year
in 2019
Mauritania
3.49 % change on previous year
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
31st
Mauritania rank
33rd

Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Mauritania
-1000100200197119972024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 3.56 % change on previous year against 3.49 % change on previous year in Mauritania, a difference of 0.07 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Mauritania ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 31st and Mauritania ranks 33rd of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 5.09 % change on previous year 12.74 % change on previous year 7.65 % change on previous year Mauritania
1980s -9.59 % change on previous year 7.44 % change on previous year 17.03 % change on previous year Mauritania
1990s 9.05 % change on previous year 6.4 % change on previous year 2.65 % change on previous year Afghanistan
2000s 30.4 % change on previous year 4.06 % change on previous year 26.34 % change on previous year Afghanistan
2010s 3.24 % change on previous year 2.87 % change on previous year 0.3707 % change on previous year Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
Afghanistan, at 3.56 % change on previous year against 3.49 % change on previous year in Mauritania as of 2019.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
0.07 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?
37 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for primary education, pupils, annual growth rate?
Afghanistan ranks 31st and Mauritania ranks 33rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,553 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Primary education, pupils. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.