Lesotho vs Mauritania: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total

Lesotho
0.07
in 2010
Mauritania
0.08
in 2010
Lesotho rank
122nd
Mauritania rank
120th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total over time

  • Lesotho
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.

Lesotho ranks 122nd and Mauritania ranks 120th of 144 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0.005 0.01 0.005 Mauritania
1990s 0.02 0.02 0
2000s 0.05 0.05 0
2010s 0.07 0.08 0.01 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total, Lesotho or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.08 against 0.07 in Lesotho as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total between Lesotho and Mauritania?
0.01, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritania?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Lesotho and Mauritania rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total?
Lesotho ranks 122nd and Mauritania ranks 120th 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 50-54, 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 50-54, 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, 50-54, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 50-54.