Gambia vs Mauritania: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total

Gambia
0.86
in 2010
Mauritania
0.97
in 2010
Gambia rank
131st
Mauritania rank
129th

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total over time

  • Gambia
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.97 against 0.86 in Gambia, a difference of 0.11.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

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

Gambia ranks 131st and Mauritania ranks 129th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.155 0.02 0.135 Gambia
1970s 0.16 0.05 0.11 Gambia
1980s 0.26 0.105 0.155 Gambia
1990s 0.47 0.28 0.19 Gambia
2000s 0.69 0.565 0.125 Gambia
2010s 0.86 0.97 0.11 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total, Gambia or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.97 against 0.86 in Gambia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total between Gambia and Mauritania?
0.11, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mauritania?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Gambia and Mauritania rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total?
Gambia ranks 131st and Mauritania ranks 129th 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 40-44, 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 40-44, 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, 40-44, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 40-44.