Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Mauritania or Portugal?

Mauritania, at 333,164 number against 321,219 number in Portugal as of 2019.

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

11,945 number, with Mauritania ahead.

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

42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

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.

Mauritania vs Portugal: Enrolment in primary education, male

Mauritania

333,164 number

in 2019

Portugal

321,219 number

in 2018

Mauritania rank

98th

Portugal rank

101st

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Mauritania
Portugal

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 333,164 number against 321,219 number in Portugal, a difference of 11,945 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.

Mauritania ranks 98th and Portugal ranks 101st of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	37,478 number	619,315 number	581,837 number	Portugal
1980s	75,312 number	638,679 number	563,367 number	Portugal
1990s	134,470 number	488,357 number	353,887 number	Portugal
2000s	217,028 number	400,682 number	183,654 number	Portugal
2010s	290,168 number	350,725 number	60,557 number	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Mauritania or Portugal?: Mauritania, at 333,164 number against 321,219 number in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Mauritania and Portugal?: 11,945 number, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Portugal?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Mauritania and Portugal rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Mauritania ranks 98th and Portugal ranks 101st 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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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: 21 August 2026

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