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

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Mauritania: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

Eritrea

100,491 number

in 2020

Mauritania

104,419 number

in 2020

Eritrea rank

108th

Mauritania rank

106th

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Eritrea
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 104,419 number against 100,491 number in Eritrea, a difference of 3,928 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 108th and Mauritania ranks 106th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1970s	33,166 number	31,160 number	2,007 number	Eritrea
1980s	44,908 number	43,460 number	1,448 number	Eritrea
1990s	61,313 number	57,123 number	4,190 number	Eritrea
2000s	71,854 number	72,428 number	573.7 number	Mauritania
2010s	77,685 number	90,969 number	13,284 number	Mauritania
2020s	100,491 number	104,419 number	3,928 number	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Eritrea or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 104,419 number against 100,491 number in Eritrea as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Eritrea and Mauritania?: 3,928 number, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Mauritania?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Eritrea and Mauritania rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?: Eritrea ranks 108th and Mauritania ranks 106th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.