Denmark vs Mauritania: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Denmark
382,964 number
in 2018
Mauritania
406,316 number
in 2019
Denmark rank
114th
Mauritania rank
111th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Denmark
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 406,316 number against 382,964 number in Denmark, a difference of 23,352 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 114th and Mauritania ranks 111th of 203 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 380,724 number 108,204 number 272,520 number Denmark
1980s 390,930 number 166,375 number 224,556 number Denmark
1990s 372,786 number 219,867 number 152,920 number Denmark
2000s 304,515 number 292,216 number 12,299 number Denmark
2010s 364,932 number 363,850 number 1,082 number Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Denmark or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 406,316 number against 382,964 number in Denmark as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Denmark and Mauritania?
23,352 number, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Mauritania?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Mauritania rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Denmark ranks 114th and Mauritania ranks 111th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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