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

Mauritania
52,914 number
in 2020
Portugal
50,941 number
in 2020
Mauritania rank
106th
Portugal rank
109th

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

  • Mauritania
  • Portugal
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k197019952020

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 52,914 number against 50,941 number in Portugal, a difference of 1,973 number.

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

Mauritania ranks 106th and Portugal ranks 109th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 15,762 number 84,334 number 68,572 number Portugal
1980s 21,995 number 86,275 number 64,280 number Portugal
1990s 28,952 number 73,352 number 44,401 number Portugal
2000s 36,792 number 57,004 number 20,211 number Portugal
2010s 46,139 number 55,034 number 8,895 number Portugal
2020s 52,914 number 50,941 number 1,973 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, Mauritania or Portugal?
Mauritania, at 52,914 number against 50,941 number in Portugal as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Mauritania and Portugal?
1,973 number, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Portugal?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Mauritania and Portugal rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Mauritania ranks 106th and Portugal ranks 109th 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, male (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, male (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

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