Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Mauritania

Mauritania: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary was 8.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
8.8%
World rank
24th
of 144 countries
All-time high
17.4%
in 1960
All-time low
8.8%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Mauritania, 1960–2010

0510151960198520101960: 17.41965: 16.61970: 14.91975: 13.91980: 13.71985: 12.41990: 12.11995: 11.32000: 10.72005: 10.72010: 8.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 8.8% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Mauritania peaked at 17.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2010.

Mauritania ranks 24th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Incomplete Primary in Mauritania, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 17.4%
1965 16.6% -4.6%
1970 14.9% -10.5%
1975 13.9% -6.4%
1980 13.7% -1.2%
1985 12.4% -9.5%
1990 12.1% -2.7%
1995 11.3% -6.6%
2000 10.7% -5.5%
2005 10.7% +0.1%
2010 8.8% -17.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17.0% 16.6% 17.4% 2
1970s 14.4% 13.9% 14.9% 2
1980s 13.1% 12.4% 13.7% 2
1990s 11.7% 11.3% 12.1% 2
2000s 10.7% 10.7% 10.7% 2
2010s 8.8% 8.8% 8.8% 1

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 21 Liberia 10.2% compare
  2. 22 New Zealand 9.3% compare
  3. 23 Paraguay 9.3% compare
  4. 25 Syrian Arab Republic 8.6% compare
  5. 26 Namibia 7.9% compare
  6. 27 Mauritius 7.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Mauritania?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Mauritania was 8.8% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2010.
How does Mauritania rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary?
Mauritania ranks 24th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Incomplete Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Incomplete Primary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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