Mauritania vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Mauritania
0.1725 units per person
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.113 units per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
20th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
18th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Mauritania
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.050.10.15197019972024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.1725 units per person against 0.113 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.0595 units per person.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Mauritania ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0396 units per person 0.1145 units per person 0.0749 units per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 0.0728 units per person 0.1186 units per person 0.0457 units per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 0.1103 units per person 0.1208 units per person 0.0105 units per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 0.1467 units per person 0.1131 units per person 0.0336 units per person Mauritania
2010s 0.1525 units per person 0.1083 units per person 0.0442 units per person Mauritania
2020s 0.1671 units per person 0.1134 units per person 0.0537 units per person Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Mauritania or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Mauritania, at 0.1725 units per person against 0.113 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.0595 units per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Mauritania ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.