Afghanistan vs Mauritania: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total

Afghanistan
0.76
in 2010
Mauritania
0.78
in 2010
Afghanistan rank
134th
Mauritania rank
133rd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.78 against 0.76 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 134th and Mauritania ranks 133rd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.06 0.04 0.02 Afghanistan
1970s 0.135 0.08 0.055 Afghanistan
1980s 0.29 0.18 0.11 Afghanistan
1990s 0.475 0.37 0.105 Afghanistan
2000s 0.59 0.615 0.025 Mauritania
2010s 0.76 0.78 0.02 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.78 against 0.76 in Afghanistan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
0.02, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total?
Afghanistan ranks 134th and Mauritania ranks 133rd 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 secondary 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 secondary 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 secondary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 25.