Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education

Mauritania
41.9%
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
46.4%
in 2010
Mauritania rank
23rd
Papua New Guinea rank
22nd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education over time

  • Mauritania
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 46.4% against 41.9% in Mauritania, a difference of 4.5%.

That makes Papua New Guinea'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 Papua New Guinea ahead.

Mauritania ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 70.3% 86.7% 16.5% Papua New Guinea
1970s 68.5% 79.6% 11.1% Papua New Guinea
1980s 66.0% 72.9% 6.9% Papua New Guinea
1990s 62.1% 62.9% 0.8% Papua New Guinea
2000s 54.3% 51.8% 2.5% Mauritania
2010s 41.9% 46.4% 4.5% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 46.4% against 41.9% in Mauritania as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
4.5%, with Papua New Guinea 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: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education?
Mauritania ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education
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
Last refreshed

Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education