Mauritania vs Uganda: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total

Mauritania
0.05
in 2010
Uganda
0.06
in 2010
Mauritania rank
123rd
Uganda rank
122nd

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total over time

  • Mauritania
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.06 against 0.05 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.01.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

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

Mauritania ranks 123rd and Uganda ranks 122nd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.01 0 0.01 Mauritania
1970s 0.015 0.005 0.01 Mauritania
1980s 0.03 0.01 0.02 Mauritania
1990s 0.045 0.04 0.005 Mauritania
2000s 0.065 0.09 0.025 Uganda
2010s 0.05 0.06 0.01 Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total, Mauritania or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.06 against 0.05 in Mauritania as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total between Mauritania and Uganda?
0.01, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Uganda?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Mauritania and Uganda rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
Mauritania ranks 123rd and Uganda 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, 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 tertiary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 15.