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

Mauritania
693,675 number
in 2020
Sweden
709,999 number
in 2020
Mauritania rank
99th
Sweden rank
98th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Mauritania
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 709,999 number against 693,675 number in Mauritania, a difference of 16,324 number.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 99th and Sweden ranks 98th of 206 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 250,736 number 678,718 number 427,982 number Sweden
1980s 290,062 number 647,173 number 357,111 number Sweden
1990s 378,638 number 621,964 number 243,325 number Sweden
2000s 470,605 number 671,144 number 200,539 number Sweden
2010s 599,816 number 635,604 number 35,788 number Sweden
2020s 693,675 number 709,999 number 16,324 number Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Mauritania or Sweden?
Sweden, at 709,999 number against 693,675 number in Mauritania as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Mauritania and Sweden?
16,324 number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sweden?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Mauritania and Sweden rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Mauritania ranks 99th and Sweden ranks 98th 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.