Afghanistan vs Mauritania: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary

Afghanistan
12.4%
in 2010
Mauritania
10.9%
in 2010
Afghanistan rank
135th
Mauritania rank
138th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 12.4% against 10.9% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Afghanistan'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.

Afghanistan ranks 135th and Mauritania ranks 138th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1% 1.0% 0.9% Mauritania
1970s 0.3% 1.2% 0.9% Mauritania
1980s 1.1% 2.3% 1.2% Mauritania
1990s 2.6% 4.6% 2.0% Mauritania
2000s 4.4% 7.7% 3.3% Mauritania
2010s 12.4% 10.9% 1.5% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
Afghanistan, at 12.4% against 10.9% in Mauritania as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
1.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
Afghanistan ranks 135th and Mauritania ranks 138th 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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). 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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)