What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Congo and Mauritania?

23,057 number, with Congo ahead.

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

38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo vs Mauritania: Enrolment in primary education, male

Congo

356,221 number

in 2012

Mauritania

333,164 number

in 2019

Congo rank

95th

Mauritania rank

98th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Congo
Mauritania

How they compare

Congo currently reports 356,221 number against 333,164 number in Mauritania, a difference of 23,057 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 95th and Mauritania ranks 98th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1970s	165,763 number	37,478 number	128,285 number	Congo
1980s	234,602 number	77,358 number	157,244 number	Congo
1990s	247,276 number	137,607 number	109,669 number	Congo
2000s	295,273 number	217,028 number	78,245 number	Congo
2010s	365,511 number	267,434 number	98,077 number	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Congo or Mauritania?: Congo, at 356,221 number against 333,164 number in Mauritania as of 2012.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Congo and Mauritania?: 23,057 number, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mauritania?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Congo and Mauritania rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Congo ranks 95th and Mauritania ranks 98th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in 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: Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.