Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total
Mauritania
4.53
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
4.26
in 2010
Mauritania rank
127th
Papua New Guinea rank
130th
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total over time
- Mauritania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.53 against 4.26 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.27.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 127th and Papua New Guinea ranks 130th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5 | 0.865 | 0.63 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 1.75 | 1.52 | 0.23 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 2.28 | 2.36 | 0.08 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 2.94 | 3.18 | 0.24 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.8 | 3.74 | 0.07 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 4.53 | 4.26 | 0.27 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
- Mauritania, at 4.53 against 4.26 in Papua New Guinea as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.27, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total?
- Mauritania ranks 127th and Papua New Guinea ranks 130th 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 total schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average years of total schooling, 15+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 15.