Greece vs Mauritania: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Greece
618,673 number
in 2020
Mauritania
693,675 number
in 2020
Greece rank
102nd
Mauritania rank
99th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Greece
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 693,675 number against 618,673 number in Greece, a difference of 75,002 number.

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

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

Greece ranks 102nd and Mauritania ranks 99th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 903,411 number 250,736 number 652,675 number Greece
1980s 901,792 number 290,062 number 611,730 number Greece
1990s 777,697 number 378,638 number 399,058 number Greece
2000s 661,801 number 470,605 number 191,196 number Greece
2010s 645,906 number 599,816 number 46,090 number Greece
2020s 618,673 number 693,675 number 75,002 number Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Greece or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 693,675 number against 618,673 number in Greece as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Greece and Mauritania?
75,002 number, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Mauritania?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Greece and Mauritania rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Greece ranks 102nd and Mauritania ranks 99th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary 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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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