Mauritania vs Nigeria: Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education

Mauritania
2 years
in 2012
Nigeria
2 years
in 2019
Mauritania rank
15th
Nigeria rank
15th

Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education over time

  • Mauritania
  • Nigeria
00.511.52199820082019

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 2 years against 2 years in Nigeria, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 168 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 1 years 2 years 1 years Nigeria
2000s 1.4 years 2 years 0.6 years Nigeria
2010s 2 years 2 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education, Mauritania or Nigeria?
Mauritania, at 2 years against 2 years in Nigeria as of 2012.
What is the difference in theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education between Mauritania and Nigeria?
0 years, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2012.
How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education?
Mauritania ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 3,181 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of grades (years) in post-secondary education.