Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Mauritania

Mauritania: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary was 11.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
11.5%
World rank
39th
of 144 countries
All-time high
19.7%
in 1960
All-time low
11.5%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Mauritania, 1960–2010

051015201960198520101960: 19.71965: 19.11970: 19.31975: 18.61980: 16.91985: 161990: 14.81995: 14.12000: 14.52005: 13.62010: 11.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Mauritania stood at 11.5%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Mauritania peaked at 19.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2010.

Mauritania ranks 39th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary in Mauritania, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 19.7%
1965 19.1% -3.1%
1970 19.3% +1.4%
1975 18.6% -4.0%
1980 16.9% -8.7%
1985 16.0% -5.5%
1990 14.8% -7.6%
1995 14.1% -4.7%
2000 14.5% +2.6%
2005 13.6% -6.2%
2010 11.5% -15.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19.4% 19.1% 19.7% 2
1970s 18.9% 18.6% 19.3% 2
1980s 16.5% 16.0% 16.9% 2
1990s 14.5% 14.1% 14.8% 2
2000s 14.0% 13.6% 14.5% 2
2010s 11.5% 11.5% 11.5% 1

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 36 Rwanda 12.6% compare
  2. 37 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12.5% compare
  3. 38 Syrian Arab Republic 11.6% compare
  4. 40 Mexico 11.3% compare
  5. 41 United Arab Emirates 11.1% compare
  6. 42 South Africa 10.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Mauritania?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Mauritania was 11.5% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2010.
How does Mauritania rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary?
Mauritania ranks 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Incompleted 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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