Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Mauritania

Mauritania: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education was 63.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
63.0%
World rank
36th
of 144 countries
All-time high
81.3%
in 1960
All-time low
62.5%
in 2000
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Mauritania, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 81.31965: 81.31970: 81.21975: 64.91980: 64.91985: 64.91990: 64.91995: 64.82000: 62.52005: 62.52010: 63

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

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 63.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in 2010.

That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Mauritania peaked at 81.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 62.5%, in 2000.

Mauritania ranks 36th 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 population age 70-74 with no education in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Mauritania, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 81.3%
1965 81.3% -0.0%
1970 81.2% -0.1%
1975 64.9% -20.1%
1980 64.9% -0.0%
1985 64.9% -0.0%
1990 64.9% +0.1%
1995 64.8% -0.1%
2000 62.5% -3.5%
2005 62.5% +0.0%
2010 63.0% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 81.3% 81.3% 81.3% 2
1970s 73.1% 64.9% 81.2% 2
1980s 64.9% 64.9% 64.9% 2
1990s 64.9% 64.8% 64.9% 2
2000s 62.5% 62.5% 62.5% 2
2010s 63.0% 63.0% 63.0% 1

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 33 Egypt 69.5% compare
  2. 34 Haiti 67.8% compare
  3. 35 Kenya 66.0% compare
  4. 37 Lao People's Democratic Republic 62.1% compare
  5. 38 Guatemala 59.7% compare
  6. 39 Ghana 59.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Mauritania?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Mauritania was 63.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 62.5% in 2000.
How does Mauritania rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education?
Mauritania ranks 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education
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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Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education