Cameroon vs Mauritania: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total

Cameroon
0.08
in 2010
Mauritania
0.07
in 2010
Cameroon rank
115th
Mauritania rank
117th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.08 against 0.07 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.01.

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

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

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

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0.005 0.01 0.005 Mauritania
1980s 0.015 0.02 0.005 Mauritania
1990s 0.015 0.05 0.035 Mauritania
2000s 0.03 0.08 0.05 Mauritania
2010s 0.08 0.07 0.01 Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total, Cameroon or Mauritania?
Cameroon, at 0.08 against 0.07 in Mauritania as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total between Cameroon and Mauritania?
0.01, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mauritania?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Cameroon and Mauritania rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total?
Cameroon ranks 115th and Mauritania ranks 117th 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 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 tertiary 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 tertiary schooling, 40-44, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 40-44.