How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mauritania?

44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.

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.

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

Liberia

387,530 number

in 2014

Mauritania

406,316 number

in 2019

Liberia rank

112th

Mauritania rank

111th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

Liberia
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 406,316 number against 387,530 number in Liberia, a difference of 18,786 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 112th and Mauritania ranks 111th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1970s	134,604 number	108,204 number	26,400 number	Liberia
1980s	178,465 number	166,375 number	12,090 number	Liberia
1990s	196,768 number	219,867 number	23,098 number	Mauritania
2000s	306,399 number	292,216 number	14,182 number	Liberia
2010s	370,911 number	349,977 number	20,934 number	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Liberia or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 406,316 number against 387,530 number in Liberia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Liberia and Mauritania?: 18,786 number, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mauritania?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Liberia and Mauritania rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?: Liberia ranks 112th 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: 04 September 2026

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