What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Mauritania and Sweden?

3,329 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.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritania vs Sweden: School age population, primary education, female

Mauritania

341,742 number

in 2020

Sweden

345,071 number

in 2020

Mauritania rank

99th

Sweden rank

98th

School age population, primary education, female over time

Mauritania
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 345,071 number against 341,742 number in Mauritania, a difference of 3,329 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	123,830 number	330,376 number	206,546 number	Sweden
1980s	143,207 number	315,805 number	172,598 number	Sweden
1990s	186,454 number	302,739 number	116,285 number	Sweden
2000s	231,538 number	326,956 number	95,418 number	Sweden
2010s	295,600 number	309,226 number	13,625 number	Sweden
2020s	341,742 number	345,071 number	3,329 number	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Mauritania or Sweden?: Sweden, at 345,071 number against 341,742 number in Mauritania as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Mauritania and Sweden?: 3,329 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, female?: 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, female (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, female (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: 21 August 2026

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