Mauritania vs MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Mauritania
135,668
in 2025
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
12.64 million
in 2024
Mauritania rank
100th
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
97th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Mauritania
  • MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
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How they compare

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) currently reports 12.64 million against 135,668 in Mauritania, a difference of 12.51 million.

That makes MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s figure about 93.2 times Mauritania's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 100th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 97th of 222 countries.

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) Difference Ahead
1970s 29,918 5.73 million 5.70 million MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
1980s 43,816 7.36 million 7.31 million MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
1990s 58,028 9.95 million 9.90 million MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
2000s 76,411 11.06 million 10.99 million MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
2010s 97,939 11.87 million 11.77 million MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
2020s 126,884 12.61 million 12.48 million MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Mauritania or MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), at 12.64 million against 135,668 in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Mauritania and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
12.51 million, with MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Mauritania ranks 100th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 97th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,702 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release