Mauritania vs Portugal: School age population, last grade of primary education, female

Mauritania
52,940 number
in 2020
Portugal
48,155 number
in 2020
Mauritania rank
106th
Portugal rank
109th

School age population, last grade of primary education, female over time

  • Mauritania
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 52,940 number against 48,155 number in Portugal, a difference of 4,785 number.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.

Mauritania ranks 106th and Portugal ranks 109th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 15,955 number 82,437 number 66,482 number Portugal
1980s 22,109 number 83,073 number 60,964 number Portugal
1990s 28,987 number 67,833 number 38,846 number Portugal
2000s 36,413 number 53,656 number 17,243 number Portugal
2010s 45,995 number 52,100 number 6,105 number Portugal
2020s 52,940 number 48,155 number 4,785 number Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, female, Mauritania or Portugal?
Mauritania, at 52,940 number against 48,155 number in Portugal as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between Mauritania and Portugal?
4,785 number, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Portugal?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Mauritania and Portugal rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
Mauritania ranks 106th and Portugal ranks 109th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.