Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary

Mauritania
10.9%
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
9.1%
in 2010
Mauritania rank
138th
Papua New Guinea rank
139th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 10.9% against 9.1% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.8%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

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

Mauritania ranks 138th and Papua New Guinea ranks 139th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 1.0% 2.7% 1.7% Papua New Guinea
1970s 1.2% 4.8% 3.7% Papua New Guinea
1980s 2.3% 6.9% 4.7% Papua New Guinea
1990s 4.6% 7.4% 2.8% Papua New Guinea
2000s 7.7% 6.3% 1.3% Mauritania
2010s 10.9% 9.1% 1.8% Mauritania

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, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
Mauritania, at 10.9% against 9.1% in Papua New Guinea as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
1.8%, 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: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
Mauritania ranks 138th and Papua New Guinea ranks 139th 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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About this data

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)