Mauritania vs Tanzania: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Mauritania
0.1725 units per person
in 2024
Tanzania
0.1661 units per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
20th
Tanzania rank
23rd

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Mauritania
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.1725 units per person against 0.1661 units per person in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0064 units per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Tanzania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 20th and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0396 units per person 0.1087 units per person 0.069 units per person Tanzania
1980s 0.0728 units per person 0.152 units per person 0.0791 units per person Tanzania
1990s 0.1103 units per person 0.1287 units per person 0.0184 units per person Tanzania
2000s 0.1467 units per person 0.1782 units per person 0.0315 units per person Tanzania
2010s 0.1525 units per person 0.1717 units per person 0.0193 units per person Tanzania
2020s 0.1671 units per person 0.1723 units per person 0.0052 units per person Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Mauritania or Tanzania?
Mauritania, at 0.1725 units per person against 0.1661 units per person in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Mauritania and Tanzania?
0.0064 units per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Tanzania rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Mauritania ranks 20th and Tanzania ranks 23rd 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.