Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.

Mauritania
1.0%
in 2010
Sierra Leone
1.2%
in 2010
Mauritania rank
122nd
Sierra Leone rank
121st

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. over time

  • Mauritania
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.2% against 1.0% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Mauritania ranks 122nd and Sierra Leone ranks 121st of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Sierra Leone
1970s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Mauritania
1980s 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% Mauritania
1990s 0.8% 0.4% 0.4% Mauritania
2000s 1.1% 0.6% 0.5% Mauritania
2010s 1.0% 1.2% 0.2% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling., Mauritania or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 1.2% against 1.0% in Mauritania as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
0.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.?
Mauritania ranks 122nd and Sierra Leone ranks 121st 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 population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
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 population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary