Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Mauritania

Mauritania: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 63.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
63.0%
World rank
44th
of 144 countries
All-time high
81.3%
in 1960
All-time low
63.0%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Mauritania, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 81.31965: 81.31970: 81.21975: 64.91980: 64.91985: 64.91990: 64.91995: 64.82000: 64.82005: 63.62010: 63

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Mauritania stood at 63.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Mauritania peaked at 81.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 2010.

Mauritania ranks 44th 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 population age 75+ with no education in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ 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 64.8% -0.0%
2005 63.6% -1.9%
2010 63.0% -0.9%

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 64.2% 63.6% 64.8% 2
2010s 63.0% 63.0% 63.0% 1

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 41 Kenya 66.0% compare
  2. 42 Malawi 64.4% compare
  3. 43 Syrian Arab Republic 63.1% compare
  4. 45 Guatemala 62.5% compare
  5. 46 United Arab Emirates 61.0% compare
  6. 47 Malaysia 59.5% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Mauritania?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ 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 75+ 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 75+ with no education recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 2010.
How does Mauritania rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
Mauritania ranks 44th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 75+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ 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 75+ with no education