What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Equatorial Guinea and Mauritius?

4,157 number, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Mauritius?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Mauritius: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Equatorial Guinea

177,351 number

in 2019

Mauritius

173,194 number

in 2019

Equatorial Guinea rank

142nd

Mauritius rank

143rd

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Equatorial Guinea
Mauritius

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 177,351 number against 173,194 number in Mauritius, a difference of 4,157 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Mauritius ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 142nd and Mauritius ranks 143rd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Mauritius	Difference	Ahead
1990s	68,610 number	124,762 number	56,152 number	Mauritius
2000s	88,804 number	185,745 number	96,941 number	Mauritius
2010s	148,754 number	195,172 number	46,419 number	Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Equatorial Guinea or Mauritius?: Equatorial Guinea, at 177,351 number against 173,194 number in Mauritius as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Equatorial Guinea and Mauritius?: 4,157 number, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Mauritius?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Mauritius rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 142nd and Mauritius ranks 143rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.