Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Mauritania
Mauritania: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total was 1.78 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Mauritania, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Mauritania is 1.78, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Mauritania peaked at 1.78 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.87, in 1960.
That places Mauritania 124th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.87 | — |
| 1965 | 0.93 | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 1.41 | +51.6% |
| 1975 | 1.43 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.46 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.59 | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 1.61 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.63 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.65 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.76 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 1.78 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9 | 0.87 | 0.93 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.43 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.52 | 1.46 | 1.59 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.62 | 1.61 | 1.63 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.71 | 1.65 | 1.76 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.78 | 1.78 | 1.78 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 121 Côte d'Ivoire 1.88 compare
- 122 Myanmar 1.87 compare
- 123 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.8 compare
- 125 Malawi 1.75 compare
- 125 Rwanda 1.75 compare
- 127 Papua New Guinea 1.71 compare
More education data for Mauritania
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 127,675 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5275 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 24,444 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.39 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,141 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,419 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9,204 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.36 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15,240 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.81 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Mauritania?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Mauritania was 1.78 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.87 in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total?
- Mauritania ranks 124th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 55-59, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 55-59.