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

Malawi
0.62
in 2010
Mauritania
0.78
in 2010
Malawi rank
136th
Mauritania rank
133rd

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

  • Malawi
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.78 against 0.62 in Malawi, a difference of 0.16.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.

Malawi ranks 136th and Mauritania ranks 133rd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.02 0.04 0.02 Mauritania
1970s 0.1 0.08 0.02 Malawi
1980s 0.21 0.18 0.03 Malawi
1990s 0.305 0.37 0.065 Mauritania
2000s 0.395 0.615 0.22 Mauritania
2010s 0.62 0.78 0.16 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, Malawi or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.78 against 0.62 in Malawi as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total between Malawi and Mauritania?
0.16, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mauritania?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Malawi and Mauritania rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total?
Malawi ranks 136th 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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Indicator
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.