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

Mauritania
203,514 number
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
201,622 number
in 2020
Mauritania rank
97th
Papua New Guinea rank
98th

School age population, lower secondary education, male over time

  • Mauritania
  • Papua New Guinea
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 203,514 number against 201,622 number in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,892 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 56,364 number 82,451 number 26,086 number Papua New Guinea
1980s 64,022 number 97,722 number 33,700 number Papua New Guinea
1990s 84,278 number 125,492 number 41,214 number Papua New Guinea
2000s 115,392 number 146,509 number 31,117 number Papua New Guinea
2010s 177,835 number 185,109 number 7,275 number Papua New Guinea
2020s 203,514 number 201,622 number 1,892 number Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, male, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
Mauritania, at 203,514 number against 201,622 number in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, male between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
1,892 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, male?
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, male (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, male (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

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