Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Mauritania: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Lao People's Democratic Republic
769,716 number
in 2020
Mauritania
693,675 number
in 2020
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
96th
Mauritania rank
99th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 769,716 number against 693,675 number in Mauritania, a difference of 76,041 number.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 96th and Mauritania ranks 99th of 206 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 440,842 number 250,736 number 190,106 number Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 504,138 number 290,062 number 214,077 number Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 662,560 number 378,638 number 283,922 number Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 782,640 number 470,605 number 312,035 number Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 748,409 number 599,816 number 148,593 number Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 769,716 number 693,675 number 76,041 number Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Mauritania?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 769,716 number against 693,675 number in Mauritania as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Mauritania?
76,041 number, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Mauritania?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Mauritania rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 96th 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.