Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Mauritania

Mauritania: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total was 1.7 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
1.7
World rank
108th
of 144 countries
All-time high
1.7
in 2010
All-time low
0.72
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Mauritania, 1960–2010

00.511.51960198520101960: 0.721965: 0.731970: 0.751975: 1.41980: 1.41985: 1.51990: 1.51995: 1.52000: 1.52005: 1.62010: 1.7

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Mauritania stood at 1.7. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Mauritania peaked at 1.7 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.72, in 1960.

That places Mauritania 108th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.725 0.72 0.73 2
1970s 1.08 0.75 1.41 2
1980s 1.46 1.44 1.47 2
1990s 1.51 1.5 1.52 2
2000s 1.59 1.54 1.64 2
2010s 1.7 1.7 1.7 1

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 105 Pakistan 1.97 compare
  2. 106 Guatemala 1.87 compare
  3. 107 Haiti 1.77 compare
  4. 108 Kenya 1.7 compare
  5. 110 Syria 1.68 compare
  6. 111 Tanzania 1.59 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Mauritania?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Mauritania was 1.7 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 1.7 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.72 in 1960.
How does Mauritania rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total?
Mauritania ranks 108th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of total 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 total schooling, 75+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 75.