Kuwait vs Mauritania: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total

Kuwait
2.97
in 2010
Mauritania
2.91
in 2010
Kuwait rank
119th
Mauritania rank
122nd

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total over time

  • Kuwait
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 2.97 against 2.91 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.

Kuwait ranks 119th and Mauritania ranks 122nd of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 1.24 1.35 0.12 Mauritania
1970s 1.33 1.52 0.185 Mauritania
1980s 1.73 1.69 0.045 Kuwait
1990s 2.01 2 0.005 Kuwait
2000s 2.7 2.48 0.22 Kuwait
2010s 2.97 2.91 0.06 Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total, Kuwait or Mauritania?
Kuwait, at 2.97 against 2.91 in Mauritania as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total between Kuwait and Mauritania?
0.06, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Mauritania?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Kuwait and Mauritania rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
Kuwait ranks 119th and Mauritania ranks 122nd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, 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 primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.