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

Mauritania
1.64
in 2010
Portugal
1.78
in 2010
Mauritania rank
100th
Portugal rank
98th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.78 against 1.64 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.14.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Mauritania ranks 100th and Portugal ranks 98th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.715 1.5 0.78 Portugal
1970s 1.06 1.15 0.08 Portugal
1980s 1.44 1.53 0.095 Portugal
1990s 1.48 1.9 0.425 Portugal
2000s 1.55 1.78 0.23 Portugal
2010s 1.64 1.78 0.14 Portugal

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, Mauritania or Portugal?
Portugal, at 1.78 against 1.64 in Mauritania as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total between Mauritania and Portugal?
0.14, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Portugal?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Mauritania and Portugal rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total?
Mauritania ranks 100th and Portugal ranks 98th 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.