Mauritania vs Sweden: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Mauritania
127,422 number
in 2020
Sweden
118,622 number
in 2020
Mauritania rank
101st
Sweden rank
104th

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Mauritania
  • Sweden
40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k197019952020

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 127,422 number against 118,622 number in Sweden, a difference of 8,800 number.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Mauritania ranks 101st and Sweden ranks 104th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 41,211 number 115,380 number 74,169 number Sweden
1980s 54,034 number 100,707 number 46,674 number Sweden
1990s 69,433 number 110,021 number 40,588 number Sweden
2000s 85,651 number 102,045 number 16,394 number Sweden
2010s 110,361 number 112,898 number 2,537 number Sweden
2020s 127,422 number 118,622 number 8,800 number Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Mauritania or Sweden?
Mauritania, at 127,422 number against 118,622 number in Sweden as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Mauritania and Sweden?
8,800 number, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sweden?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Mauritania and Sweden rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Mauritania ranks 101st and Sweden ranks 104th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/