Ireland vs Mauritania: School age population, primary education, male

Ireland
287,926 number
in 2019
Mauritania
351,933 number
in 2020
Ireland rank
104th
Mauritania rank
101st

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • Ireland
  • Mauritania
100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k350.0k197019952020

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 351,933 number against 287,926 number in Ireland, a difference of 64,007 number.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 104th and Mauritania ranks 101st of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 189,038 number 126,906 number 62,133 number Ireland
1980s 216,117 number 146,855 number 69,262 number Ireland
1990s 211,579 number 192,184 number 19,395 number Ireland
2000s 230,244 number 239,067 number 8,824 number Mauritania
2010s 271,078 number 304,216 number 33,138 number Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Ireland or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 351,933 number against 287,926 number in Ireland as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Ireland and Mauritania?
64,007 number, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Mauritania?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Ireland and Mauritania rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
Ireland ranks 104th and Mauritania ranks 101st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, primary education, male (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

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