Mauritania vs Sudan: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total

Mauritania
0.08
in 2010
Sudan
0.09
in 2010
Mauritania rank
117th
Sudan rank
115th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 0.09 against 0.08 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.01.

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

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

Mauritania ranks 117th and Sudan ranks 115th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.005 0.01 0.005 Sudan
1970s 0.015 0.02 0.005 Sudan
1980s 0.025 0.03 0.005 Sudan
1990s 0.045 0.025 0.02 Mauritania
2000s 0.065 0.05 0.015 Mauritania
2010s 0.08 0.09 0.01 Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total, Mauritania or Sudan?
Sudan, at 0.09 against 0.08 in Mauritania as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total between Mauritania and Sudan?
0.01, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sudan?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Mauritania and Sudan rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total?
Mauritania ranks 117th and Sudan ranks 115th 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 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 tertiary 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 tertiary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 25.