Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Mauritania
401,580 number
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
390,635 number
in 2020
Mauritania rank
97th
Papua New Guinea rank
98th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Mauritania
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 401,580 number against 390,635 number in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 10,945 number.

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

Mauritania ranks 97th and Papua New Guinea ranks 98th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 111,372 number 161,198 number 49,826 number Papua New Guinea
1980s 126,512 number 190,568 number 64,056 number Papua New Guinea
1990s 166,375 number 244,520 number 78,145 number Papua New Guinea
2000s 227,172 number 285,035 number 57,862 number Papua New Guinea
2010s 350,566 number 359,064 number 8,498 number Papua New Guinea
2020s 401,580 number 390,635 number 10,945 number Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
Mauritania, at 401,580 number against 390,635 number in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
10,945 number, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Mauritania ranks 97th and Papua New Guinea ranks 98th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.