Ghana vs Mauritania: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total

Ghana
1.55
in 2010
Mauritania
1.64
in 2010
Ghana rank
101st
Mauritania rank
100th

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total over time

  • Ghana
  • Mauritania
0.511.5196019852010

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1.64 against 1.55 in Ghana, a difference of 0.09.

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

Across all 11 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 101st and Mauritania ranks 100th of 144 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.32 0.715 0.395 Mauritania
1970s 0.435 1.06 0.63 Mauritania
1980s 0.545 1.44 0.89 Mauritania
1990s 0.695 1.48 0.785 Mauritania
2000s 1 1.55 0.55 Mauritania
2010s 1.55 1.64 0.09 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total, Ghana or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 1.64 against 1.55 in Ghana as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total between Ghana and Mauritania?
0.09, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritania?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Ghana and Mauritania rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total?
Ghana ranks 101st and Mauritania ranks 100th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 75+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 75.