Least developed countries vs Mauritania: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2

Least developed countries
24.2%
in 2019
Mauritania
39.4%
in 2019
Least developed countries rank
3rd
Mauritania rank
5th

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time

  • Least developed countries
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 39.4% against 24.2% in Least developed countries, a difference of 15.2%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.6 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Least developed countries ranks 3rd and Mauritania ranks 5th of 40 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s 33.8% 49.9% 16.1% Mauritania
2000s 30.7% 44.0% 13.3% Mauritania
2010s 25.7% 43.3% 17.5% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Least developed countries or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 39.4% against 24.2% in Least developed countries as of 2019.
What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Least developed countries and Mauritania?
15.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Mauritania?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Least developed countries and Mauritania rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Least developed countries ranks 3rd and Mauritania ranks 5th of 40 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 2,392 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/