Mauritius vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Mauritius
44.57 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
8.15 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritius rank
21st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
18th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Mauritius
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 44.57 units per square kilometre against 8.15 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 36.42 units per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 5.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.

Mauritius ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 72.41 units per square kilometre 1.72 units per square kilometre 70.69 units per square kilometre Mauritius
1980s 68.13 units per square kilometre 2.83 units per square kilometre 65.3 units per square kilometre Mauritius
1990s 63.53 units per square kilometre 3.51 units per square kilometre 60.03 units per square kilometre Mauritius
2000s 62.01 units per square kilometre 5.32 units per square kilometre 56.69 units per square kilometre Mauritius
2010s 51.4 units per square kilometre 6.87 units per square kilometre 44.53 units per square kilometre Mauritius
2020s 42.67 units per square kilometre 7.99 units per square kilometre 34.68 units per square kilometre Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Mauritius or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Mauritius, at 44.57 units per square kilometre against 8.15 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
36.42 units per square kilometre, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Mauritius ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.